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The Festival Of The Benevolent Institution.
THE FESTIVAL OF THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
THE first Masonic Charity Festival of the year 1887 was celebrated on Tuesday , under the presidency of R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , the result
being a splendid success on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; no less a sum than £ 18 , 700 being announced as actually subscribed , with special matters outstanding which will , in all probability , raise the total
of the year to the grand amount of £ 21 , 000 . This may be accepted as a fitting tribute from the brethren of England to the cause of Charity , in answer to the Special Appeal which was made to them to use extra efforts on
this occasion , to mark their rejoicings at the long reign of Her Majesty the Queen . Moreover , it may justify the subscribers of the Institution in making a yet further addition to the number of vacancies to be filled at the
Election in May . Tbe total announced on Tnesday was raised by three hundred and seventy-eight Stewards , the largest number but one ever working on behalf of an Annual Festival of
this Institution . Of this number one hundred and seventyeight represented Loudon Lodges , who contributed £ 9 , 554 18 s to the result ; and two hundred the Provinces , the donations from which were announced as £ 9 , 146 , thus
showing a tolerably fair division of the total between the two great sections of English Freemasonry . There have already been additions to these totals , and no doubt many others will be received ere the Festival returns are finally
closed , the number of outstanding lists at the time of the announcement being given as twenty-seven , while , as we shall record later on , strenuous efforts are being made in
at least two of the great Provinces to raise a further sum on behalf of this Institution , in order that true jubilee offerings may be forthcoming from the brethren of these respective districts .
London , which sent up a total of £ 9 , 554 18 s to the Festival , at the hands of one hundred and seventy-eight Stewards , and has since the Festival increased the amount to £ 9 , 747 19 s 6 d , contributed some splendid lists , thero
being no less than twenty-five which shew a three figure total . Foremost among these is the Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , which was represented by Bro . George Skudder ; the amount of his list being £ 350 , The next highest is
the Sincerity Lodge , No . 174 , concerning which the Secretary of the Institution , in announcing the amount , said this Lodge had been one of the most consistent
supporters of the Institution in the past , it having been regularly represented at each of the Festivals for upwards of twenty-five years ; the amount of its contribution on this
occasion was £ 330 . The Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , is next in order , the contributions secured bv its representative , Bro . Major A . Dnrrant , being £ 210 . The St . John Lodge , No . 1306 , represented by Bro . J . G . Twinncontributed
, £ 201 Is 6 d , and occupies the fourth place on the roll of honour . We next have a total of £ 196 7 s , that being the sum secured by Brother W . M . Stiles , as representative of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 . and the llenrv
Levander Chapter , No . 2048 . He is closely followed by Brother Charles N . Carrell , with a total of £ 192 0 s 6 d from the Victoria Park Lodge , No . 1816 ; he in turn finds a successor in Brother Vivian Orchard , of the Pythagorean
The Festival Of The Benevolent Institution.
Lodge , No . 79 , whose total was £ 178 10 s . Brother James Terry , the popular Secretary of the Institution , as Steward for the Clerkenwell Lodge , No . 1964 , placed that Lodge next on the roll , the result of his Stewardship" being £ 176 15 s . After him comes Bro . R . K . Bull of the
Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , with a total of £ 170 < s , while the tenth on the list is but a few shillings short of that amount , the actual figures being £ 170 , contributed at the hands of Brother S . G . Bonner , who represented the
Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 . There is now a drop to £ 162 5 s , which is the total from the Mizpah Lodge , No . 1671 , brought up at the hands of Bro . Henry White , and then follows Brother James Willing jun ., who , as
representative of the Strand Lodge , No . 1987 , of which he is a Pasfc Master , was so far successful in his Stewardship as to contribute a total of £ 157 10 s to the day ' s record . Brother Daniel Hughes , of the City of London Lodge ,
No . 901 , is the Steward next in order , with a list of £ 154 Is , after which the amounts collected range in the following order , £ 138 Is 6 d from the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , at the hands of Bro . R . Dyson ; £ 135 9 s from the
Felicity Lodge , No . 58 , Bro . Thomas Reynolds acting as Steward ; £ 117 15 s 6 d from the Highgate Lodge , No . 1366 , per Brother R . W . Galer ; £ 115 10 s from the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , per Brother W .
McDougall j £ 112 12 s 6 d jointly from Old King ' s Arms Lodge , No . 28 , and the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , which were represented by Bro . James Boulton ; £ 110 10 s from the United Mariners' Lodge , No . 30 , per Brother Joseph
Driscoll ; £ 109 17 s from the Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 , per Bro . Richard Cane ; £ 108 13 s 6 d from both the Manchester Lodge , No . 179 , and the Unity Lodge , No . 183 , per Bros . E . C . Mulvey and G . R . Langley respectively ;
£ 103 8 s 6 d from the Wellington Lodge , No . 548 , per Bro . James Pain ; £ 1 . 03 7 s from the Fidelity Lodge , No . 3 , per Bro . John Larkin ; and £ 101 7 s from the Burdett Coutts , No . 1278 , per Bro . Basil Stewart . This brings our
summary of the three figure London lists to a conclusion , but it does not in any degree close the roll of honour so far as the Metropolis is concerned . If the remainder of the Stewards
from The Great City have not been as successful as their coadjutors in regard to amounts secured it is not from any fault of their own no doubt they have done fche bosfc with the means at their disposal .
We do nofc intend to make any lengthened remarks in regard to the Provincial totals . The details of what each district has done are given in another column , and to attempt anything like a minute survey of the figures is
unnecessary at the present time , in view of the numerous other calls on our space . We shall , however , refer to a few of the principal items in the list , and may perhaps
on some future occasion review more minutely the several minor sums , which form no inconsiderable part of the handsome total subscribed from the Provinces .
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight — the district over which the Chairman of the day presides—has the honour of heading the totals from the Provinces , tlie aggregate of it J contributions being £ 1 , 760 14 s 6 d . Of this sum
Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , tho representative Steward of the Province , brought up £ 414 3 s . Companion Richard Eve , the accepted champion of the Provincial Grand Chanter ,
also took a prominent part in raising the large total of the district , his list being £ 157 10 s ; while three other brethren were snccessful to the extent of getting three figure totals .
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The Festival Of The Benevolent Institution.
THE FESTIVAL OF THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
THE first Masonic Charity Festival of the year 1887 was celebrated on Tuesday , under the presidency of R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , the result
being a splendid success on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; no less a sum than £ 18 , 700 being announced as actually subscribed , with special matters outstanding which will , in all probability , raise the total
of the year to the grand amount of £ 21 , 000 . This may be accepted as a fitting tribute from the brethren of England to the cause of Charity , in answer to the Special Appeal which was made to them to use extra efforts on
this occasion , to mark their rejoicings at the long reign of Her Majesty the Queen . Moreover , it may justify the subscribers of the Institution in making a yet further addition to the number of vacancies to be filled at the
Election in May . Tbe total announced on Tnesday was raised by three hundred and seventy-eight Stewards , the largest number but one ever working on behalf of an Annual Festival of
this Institution . Of this number one hundred and seventyeight represented Loudon Lodges , who contributed £ 9 , 554 18 s to the result ; and two hundred the Provinces , the donations from which were announced as £ 9 , 146 , thus
showing a tolerably fair division of the total between the two great sections of English Freemasonry . There have already been additions to these totals , and no doubt many others will be received ere the Festival returns are finally
closed , the number of outstanding lists at the time of the announcement being given as twenty-seven , while , as we shall record later on , strenuous efforts are being made in
at least two of the great Provinces to raise a further sum on behalf of this Institution , in order that true jubilee offerings may be forthcoming from the brethren of these respective districts .
London , which sent up a total of £ 9 , 554 18 s to the Festival , at the hands of one hundred and seventy-eight Stewards , and has since the Festival increased the amount to £ 9 , 747 19 s 6 d , contributed some splendid lists , thero
being no less than twenty-five which shew a three figure total . Foremost among these is the Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , which was represented by Bro . George Skudder ; the amount of his list being £ 350 , The next highest is
the Sincerity Lodge , No . 174 , concerning which the Secretary of the Institution , in announcing the amount , said this Lodge had been one of the most consistent
supporters of the Institution in the past , it having been regularly represented at each of the Festivals for upwards of twenty-five years ; the amount of its contribution on this
occasion was £ 330 . The Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , is next in order , the contributions secured bv its representative , Bro . Major A . Dnrrant , being £ 210 . The St . John Lodge , No . 1306 , represented by Bro . J . G . Twinncontributed
, £ 201 Is 6 d , and occupies the fourth place on the roll of honour . We next have a total of £ 196 7 s , that being the sum secured by Brother W . M . Stiles , as representative of the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 . and the llenrv
Levander Chapter , No . 2048 . He is closely followed by Brother Charles N . Carrell , with a total of £ 192 0 s 6 d from the Victoria Park Lodge , No . 1816 ; he in turn finds a successor in Brother Vivian Orchard , of the Pythagorean
The Festival Of The Benevolent Institution.
Lodge , No . 79 , whose total was £ 178 10 s . Brother James Terry , the popular Secretary of the Institution , as Steward for the Clerkenwell Lodge , No . 1964 , placed that Lodge next on the roll , the result of his Stewardship" being £ 176 15 s . After him comes Bro . R . K . Bull of the
Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , with a total of £ 170 < s , while the tenth on the list is but a few shillings short of that amount , the actual figures being £ 170 , contributed at the hands of Brother S . G . Bonner , who represented the
Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 . There is now a drop to £ 162 5 s , which is the total from the Mizpah Lodge , No . 1671 , brought up at the hands of Bro . Henry White , and then follows Brother James Willing jun ., who , as
representative of the Strand Lodge , No . 1987 , of which he is a Pasfc Master , was so far successful in his Stewardship as to contribute a total of £ 157 10 s to the day ' s record . Brother Daniel Hughes , of the City of London Lodge ,
No . 901 , is the Steward next in order , with a list of £ 154 Is , after which the amounts collected range in the following order , £ 138 Is 6 d from the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , at the hands of Bro . R . Dyson ; £ 135 9 s from the
Felicity Lodge , No . 58 , Bro . Thomas Reynolds acting as Steward ; £ 117 15 s 6 d from the Highgate Lodge , No . 1366 , per Brother R . W . Galer ; £ 115 10 s from the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , per Brother W .
McDougall j £ 112 12 s 6 d jointly from Old King ' s Arms Lodge , No . 28 , and the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , which were represented by Bro . James Boulton ; £ 110 10 s from the United Mariners' Lodge , No . 30 , per Brother Joseph
Driscoll ; £ 109 17 s from the Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 , per Bro . Richard Cane ; £ 108 13 s 6 d from both the Manchester Lodge , No . 179 , and the Unity Lodge , No . 183 , per Bros . E . C . Mulvey and G . R . Langley respectively ;
£ 103 8 s 6 d from the Wellington Lodge , No . 548 , per Bro . James Pain ; £ 1 . 03 7 s from the Fidelity Lodge , No . 3 , per Bro . John Larkin ; and £ 101 7 s from the Burdett Coutts , No . 1278 , per Bro . Basil Stewart . This brings our
summary of the three figure London lists to a conclusion , but it does not in any degree close the roll of honour so far as the Metropolis is concerned . If the remainder of the Stewards
from The Great City have not been as successful as their coadjutors in regard to amounts secured it is not from any fault of their own no doubt they have done fche bosfc with the means at their disposal .
We do nofc intend to make any lengthened remarks in regard to the Provincial totals . The details of what each district has done are given in another column , and to attempt anything like a minute survey of the figures is
unnecessary at the present time , in view of the numerous other calls on our space . We shall , however , refer to a few of the principal items in the list , and may perhaps
on some future occasion review more minutely the several minor sums , which form no inconsiderable part of the handsome total subscribed from the Provinces .
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight — the district over which the Chairman of the day presides—has the honour of heading the totals from the Provinces , tlie aggregate of it J contributions being £ 1 , 760 14 s 6 d . Of this sum
Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre , tho representative Steward of the Province , brought up £ 414 3 s . Companion Richard Eve , the accepted champion of the Provincial Grand Chanter ,
also took a prominent part in raising the large total of the district , his list being £ 157 10 s ; while three other brethren were snccessful to the extent of getting three figure totals .