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The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
CLOSE upon fifteen thousand pounds as the outcome of a Festival concerning * which the gravest fears were entertained up to the very last moment , is sufficient to call forth the heartiest congratulations from every
section of the English Craft . We feel assured that the ¦ warmest thanks of the brethren throughout the country have been showered during the past few days on the Stewards and others who took part in securing the
grand success of Wednesday , when the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held , under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Hertford , and a sum of £ 14 , 846 14 s 6 d , announced as
the total of the amounts brought up by the Stewards . We shall not attempt to recount any of the evils which it was expected—and jastly so—would militate against the success of this vear ' s Festival ; it is sufficient for us now
to rejoice at tbe result , which in face of bad trade and general depression , has proved that the benevolence of Freemasons is equal to the calls made upon it . The
success of Wednesday not onl y maiutains the reputation which has long been enjoyed by Freemasons as dispensers of Charity , but will also enable the Committee to continue the work of the Institution durinsr the current
year without that anxiety that , must have been inseparable from their work under less favourable results than those which attended this year ' s celebration .
The total of Wednesday ' s Festival was contributed by 276 brethren , of whom 125 represented the Metropolitan Lodges and Chapters , 130 the Provincial , and 21 were unattached . Tho London and unattached Stewards brought
up a total of £ 8 , 9-53 3 s 6 d , and the Provincial Stewards £ 5 , 803 lis , so that on this occasion London was again strongly to the fore so far as the amount of subscriptions is concerned .
The premier list of London—and , indeed , of the Festival —was that of Brother Walter Martin , of the Southwark Lodge , No . 870 , who brought up £ 450 , while he was closely followed by Brother J . C . Flatteley , of tbe Excelsior
Lodge , No . 1624 , who contributed £ 400 . Next we have Bro . James Bartle , of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , with a total of £ 250—a grand sum , when considered in connection with what this Lodge has done in the
past ; Bro . C . Kempton , of the Great Northern Lodge , with £ 210 ; and then the Chairman of the day , who brought up £ 208 7 s ( including his own donation—fifty guineas ) . Thus , five Stewards from London brought up no less a sum
than £ 1 , 518 7 s for our Old Folks . There were several other three figure lists , and we have much pleasure in specially referring to the brethren who were so fortunate as to secure large totals . Bro . C . N . Carrell , of the Victoria
Park Lodge , No . 1816 , succeeded in raising £ 156 17 s 6 J ; Brother J . Carnaby , of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 . £ 155 ; Bro . C . W . Eves , of the Empire Lodge , No . 2108 , £ 154 17 s 6 d ; Bro . E . Bentley Haynes , of the Egyptian
Lodge , No . 27 , and Bro . J . Pringle , of the Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , each £ 150 ; Comp . C . Daniel , of the Prosperity Chapter , No . 65 , and Bro . H . Harbord , of the City
of London Lodge , No . 901 , each £ 141 15 s ; Bro . George Sidders , of the Temperance in the East Lodge , No . 898 , £ 136 10 s ; Brother James Terry , the energetic and much respected Secretary of the Institution , who on this occasion
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figures among the unattached , £ 135 ; Bro . W . H . Baker , of the Abbey Lodge , No . 2030 , £ 126 ; Brother C . Hunt , of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 194 , £ 123 7 s 6 d ; Bro . J . C . Cross , of the Burgoyne Lo Ige , No . 902 , £ 120 I 8 s ; Bro . Rev . H .
R . Cooper Smith , of the University Lodge , No . 1118 , £ 119 3 s 6 d ; Bro . Dep . Insp . Gen . t . B . Parchas , of the Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , and Bro . A . H . Robinson , of the St . Peter Westminster Lodge , No . 1537 , each £ 115 10 s ; Bro . Edwin Storr , of the S \ John ' s Lod ^ o , No . 167 , £ 106 Is ; Bro . H . N . Price , the
Worshi p ful Master of the Domxtic Lodge , No . 177 , which celebrated its centenary a few days since , £ 105 19 s ; Bro . George Boulton , of the Wanderers' Lxlge , No . 1604 , £ 105 10 s ; Bro . Horaco B . Marshall , CO ., who figures
among ' the unattached , and Brother Jamo . 3 Willing Jan ., who represents both the Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1507 , and the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 , each £ 105 ; and Bro . Huarh Cotter , of the Yarborough
Lodtre , No . 554 , £ 100 . Twenty-six lists for a total of £ 4 , 188 Is , or an average of upwards of one hundred and sixty pounds from each of the first twenty-six Loudon Stewards , nearly half the amount sent up by tho
whole of the metropolis , and about as fine a list of " high amounts " as is possiblo under existing circumstances . The other London Stewards worked nobly in support of
the good cause , as their individual lists and their joint total demonstrates , and it is only because wo must draw the line somewhere that we do not extend the roll of "honourable mention" much further down tho list ;
indeed were it not that we give the figures m detail elsewhere , we should feel it our duty to name each of the Stewards and record the result of each one ' s efforts on behalf of the Institution .
Kent takes the lead among the Provinces , with a total of £ 864 Is 6 d , of which the Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Alfred Spencer , secured £ 365 , and another mnch
respected member , Bro . Horatio Ward , £ 252 6 s ; tho balance is made up by five ot . her Stewards , and in addition there arc two lists yet to be announced .
West Yorkshire , ever ready to help , and help too iu a substantial way , nobly maintains its reputation by a contribution of £ 735 , collected by the twenty-two brethren who undertook to represent it at this Festival .
Middlesex comes third on the list , with a total of £ 540 19 s 6 d contributed at the hands of sixteen of ei ghteea Stewards , the other two lists being yet outstanding . Bro . W . A . Scurrah , the Worshipful Master of the Henry
Levander Lodge , No . 2018 , takes the palm in this district , with a list of £ 140 , and is nobly supported by his coworkers . The Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , is especiall y worthy of mention , no less than eight of its members
fio-ure as Stewards , six of whom took up between thorn . the sum of £ 98 17 s . We fancy we can recognise in this result the handiwork of Bro . John Maso . i , the Collector of
the Institution , who we believe is the Secretary of this Lodge . Personally he appears as unattached , with a total of £ 68 5 s , so that tho Lebanon Lodge and its members reallv figure at this Festival for upwards of £ 167 .
Bristol , with its eight Lodges , sends up ^ € 318 10 s , of which total Bro . Picrrepoint Harris secured £ 300 5 s , as representative of the Province ; ami Bro . W . Purnell , £ 18 5 s , as a general Steward .
Suffolk , represented by four Stewards , contributes £ 295 , of which sum one hundred guineas appears on the list ol Bro . N . Tracy , the representative of the Province ;
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The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
CLOSE upon fifteen thousand pounds as the outcome of a Festival concerning * which the gravest fears were entertained up to the very last moment , is sufficient to call forth the heartiest congratulations from every
section of the English Craft . We feel assured that the ¦ warmest thanks of the brethren throughout the country have been showered during the past few days on the Stewards and others who took part in securing the
grand success of Wednesday , when the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held , under the presidency of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Hertford , and a sum of £ 14 , 846 14 s 6 d , announced as
the total of the amounts brought up by the Stewards . We shall not attempt to recount any of the evils which it was expected—and jastly so—would militate against the success of this vear ' s Festival ; it is sufficient for us now
to rejoice at tbe result , which in face of bad trade and general depression , has proved that the benevolence of Freemasons is equal to the calls made upon it . The
success of Wednesday not onl y maiutains the reputation which has long been enjoyed by Freemasons as dispensers of Charity , but will also enable the Committee to continue the work of the Institution durinsr the current
year without that anxiety that , must have been inseparable from their work under less favourable results than those which attended this year ' s celebration .
The total of Wednesday ' s Festival was contributed by 276 brethren , of whom 125 represented the Metropolitan Lodges and Chapters , 130 the Provincial , and 21 were unattached . Tho London and unattached Stewards brought
up a total of £ 8 , 9-53 3 s 6 d , and the Provincial Stewards £ 5 , 803 lis , so that on this occasion London was again strongly to the fore so far as the amount of subscriptions is concerned .
The premier list of London—and , indeed , of the Festival —was that of Brother Walter Martin , of the Southwark Lodge , No . 870 , who brought up £ 450 , while he was closely followed by Brother J . C . Flatteley , of tbe Excelsior
Lodge , No . 1624 , who contributed £ 400 . Next we have Bro . James Bartle , of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , with a total of £ 250—a grand sum , when considered in connection with what this Lodge has done in the
past ; Bro . C . Kempton , of the Great Northern Lodge , with £ 210 ; and then the Chairman of the day , who brought up £ 208 7 s ( including his own donation—fifty guineas ) . Thus , five Stewards from London brought up no less a sum
than £ 1 , 518 7 s for our Old Folks . There were several other three figure lists , and we have much pleasure in specially referring to the brethren who were so fortunate as to secure large totals . Bro . C . N . Carrell , of the Victoria
Park Lodge , No . 1816 , succeeded in raising £ 156 17 s 6 J ; Brother J . Carnaby , of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 . £ 155 ; Bro . C . W . Eves , of the Empire Lodge , No . 2108 , £ 154 17 s 6 d ; Bro . E . Bentley Haynes , of the Egyptian
Lodge , No . 27 , and Bro . J . Pringle , of the Merchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 , each £ 150 ; Comp . C . Daniel , of the Prosperity Chapter , No . 65 , and Bro . H . Harbord , of the City
of London Lodge , No . 901 , each £ 141 15 s ; Bro . George Sidders , of the Temperance in the East Lodge , No . 898 , £ 136 10 s ; Brother James Terry , the energetic and much respected Secretary of the Institution , who on this occasion
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figures among the unattached , £ 135 ; Bro . W . H . Baker , of the Abbey Lodge , No . 2030 , £ 126 ; Brother C . Hunt , of St . Paul ' s Lodge , No . 194 , £ 123 7 s 6 d ; Bro . J . C . Cross , of the Burgoyne Lo Ige , No . 902 , £ 120 I 8 s ; Bro . Rev . H .
R . Cooper Smith , of the University Lodge , No . 1118 , £ 119 3 s 6 d ; Bro . Dep . Insp . Gen . t . B . Parchas , of the Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , and Bro . A . H . Robinson , of the St . Peter Westminster Lodge , No . 1537 , each £ 115 10 s ; Bro . Edwin Storr , of the S \ John ' s Lod ^ o , No . 167 , £ 106 Is ; Bro . H . N . Price , the
Worshi p ful Master of the Domxtic Lodge , No . 177 , which celebrated its centenary a few days since , £ 105 19 s ; Bro . George Boulton , of the Wanderers' Lxlge , No . 1604 , £ 105 10 s ; Bro . Horaco B . Marshall , CO ., who figures
among ' the unattached , and Brother Jamo . 3 Willing Jan ., who represents both the Metropolitan Chapter , No . 1507 , and the Royal Savoy Lodge , No . 1744 , each £ 105 ; and Bro . Huarh Cotter , of the Yarborough
Lodtre , No . 554 , £ 100 . Twenty-six lists for a total of £ 4 , 188 Is , or an average of upwards of one hundred and sixty pounds from each of the first twenty-six Loudon Stewards , nearly half the amount sent up by tho
whole of the metropolis , and about as fine a list of " high amounts " as is possiblo under existing circumstances . The other London Stewards worked nobly in support of
the good cause , as their individual lists and their joint total demonstrates , and it is only because wo must draw the line somewhere that we do not extend the roll of "honourable mention" much further down tho list ;
indeed were it not that we give the figures m detail elsewhere , we should feel it our duty to name each of the Stewards and record the result of each one ' s efforts on behalf of the Institution .
Kent takes the lead among the Provinces , with a total of £ 864 Is 6 d , of which the Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . Alfred Spencer , secured £ 365 , and another mnch
respected member , Bro . Horatio Ward , £ 252 6 s ; tho balance is made up by five ot . her Stewards , and in addition there arc two lists yet to be announced .
West Yorkshire , ever ready to help , and help too iu a substantial way , nobly maintains its reputation by a contribution of £ 735 , collected by the twenty-two brethren who undertook to represent it at this Festival .
Middlesex comes third on the list , with a total of £ 540 19 s 6 d contributed at the hands of sixteen of ei ghteea Stewards , the other two lists being yet outstanding . Bro . W . A . Scurrah , the Worshipful Master of the Henry
Levander Lodge , No . 2018 , takes the palm in this district , with a list of £ 140 , and is nobly supported by his coworkers . The Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , is especiall y worthy of mention , no less than eight of its members
fio-ure as Stewards , six of whom took up between thorn . the sum of £ 98 17 s . We fancy we can recognise in this result the handiwork of Bro . John Maso . i , the Collector of
the Institution , who we believe is the Secretary of this Lodge . Personally he appears as unattached , with a total of £ 68 5 s , so that tho Lebanon Lodge and its members reallv figure at this Festival for upwards of £ 167 .
Bristol , with its eight Lodges , sends up ^ € 318 10 s , of which total Bro . Picrrepoint Harris secured £ 300 5 s , as representative of the Province ; ami Bro . W . Purnell , £ 18 5 s , as a general Steward .
Suffolk , represented by four Stewards , contributes £ 295 , of which sum one hundred guineas appears on the list ol Bro . N . Tracy , the representative of the Province ;