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The Charities.
THE CHARITIES .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE , Jtcne . —Bro- S . C Norris , as Master ; J . C M'Mullen . July . —Bro . H . R . Willett , as Master ; S . C . Norris ; J . C . M'Mullen . August . —S . C . Norris , as Master ; R . W . Silvester ; J . C . M'Mullen ; G . P . Philipe . COMMITTEE OP MASTERS .
As a notice of motion , Brother Key * proposed " That any vacancy caused by the resignation of a member of the Board of Management , should be filled up either by the Grand Master , or by the Grand Lodge , as the case may be . " The Scrutineers , as usual , were appointed .
BOYS' SCHOOL . —GENERAL COURT , July 8 . —Three children were elected into the School , —viz . T . P . Mannouch , T . Turnage , and J . A . Ramsay . The financial and secretarial arrangements are in all respects satisfactory .
GIRLS SCHOOL . —GENERAL COURT , July 11 . —Many subjects of interest were discussed . The affairs of the institution are prosperous . July 10 . —A FETE CBAMPETRE AND CONCERT for the benefit of tliis excellent Charity was given at the ROYAL BEULAH SPA , under the patronage of her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER , and under the immediate sanction of His Royal Highness the DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . G . M . A long fist of Patronesses and Patronsincluding the names of the
, Masonic nobility and others , gave strong promise of a brilliant assembly . The strenuous exertions of a numerous Committee were cheerfully brought into the service , and the expectations of the active friends of the institution were most sanguine . The Honorary Secretary , Bro . George Warriner , was indefatigable in the discharge of his duty . One only mistake occurred , and it was a fatal one ; the Committee , in their laudable endeavours to secure every possible means to ensure their object , omitted
to retain the " clerk of the weather . " The previous day was showery , and the morning of the 10 th was cheerless and cold . Numbers , perhaps thousands , to whom such a day ' s recreation would have been a high treat , did not like to encounter the chances ; and the Masons ( although to their honour they pressed forward ) were numerically insufficient to give it due effect . His Royal Highness the Grand Master , the Lady Cecilia Underwoodand the Earl of Zetlandwere among the visitors .
, , The ladies were alike distinguished for beauty ancl fashion ; and the scene altogether was more animated than might be expected ; this , no doubt , was attributable to the cheerfulness and good humour that always attends the Masonic meetings . The children formed a prominent and interesting sight . The entertainments were very varied , viz . the Alpine minstrels , the
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The Charities.
THE CHARITIES .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE , Jtcne . —Bro- S . C Norris , as Master ; J . C M'Mullen . July . —Bro . H . R . Willett , as Master ; S . C . Norris ; J . C . M'Mullen . August . —S . C . Norris , as Master ; R . W . Silvester ; J . C . M'Mullen ; G . P . Philipe . COMMITTEE OP MASTERS .
As a notice of motion , Brother Key * proposed " That any vacancy caused by the resignation of a member of the Board of Management , should be filled up either by the Grand Master , or by the Grand Lodge , as the case may be . " The Scrutineers , as usual , were appointed .
BOYS' SCHOOL . —GENERAL COURT , July 8 . —Three children were elected into the School , —viz . T . P . Mannouch , T . Turnage , and J . A . Ramsay . The financial and secretarial arrangements are in all respects satisfactory .
GIRLS SCHOOL . —GENERAL COURT , July 11 . —Many subjects of interest were discussed . The affairs of the institution are prosperous . July 10 . —A FETE CBAMPETRE AND CONCERT for the benefit of tliis excellent Charity was given at the ROYAL BEULAH SPA , under the patronage of her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER , and under the immediate sanction of His Royal Highness the DUKE OF SUSSEX , M . W . G . M . A long fist of Patronesses and Patronsincluding the names of the
, Masonic nobility and others , gave strong promise of a brilliant assembly . The strenuous exertions of a numerous Committee were cheerfully brought into the service , and the expectations of the active friends of the institution were most sanguine . The Honorary Secretary , Bro . George Warriner , was indefatigable in the discharge of his duty . One only mistake occurred , and it was a fatal one ; the Committee , in their laudable endeavours to secure every possible means to ensure their object , omitted
to retain the " clerk of the weather . " The previous day was showery , and the morning of the 10 th was cheerless and cold . Numbers , perhaps thousands , to whom such a day ' s recreation would have been a high treat , did not like to encounter the chances ; and the Masons ( although to their honour they pressed forward ) were numerically insufficient to give it due effect . His Royal Highness the Grand Master , the Lady Cecilia Underwoodand the Earl of Zetlandwere among the visitors .
, , The ladies were alike distinguished for beauty ancl fashion ; and the scene altogether was more animated than might be expected ; this , no doubt , was attributable to the cheerfulness and good humour that always attends the Masonic meetings . The children formed a prominent and interesting sight . The entertainments were very varied , viz . the Alpine minstrels , the