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Article ROYAL FREEMASON'S CHARITY FOR FEMALE CHILDREN , ← Page 4 of 12 →
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Royal Freemason's Charity For Female Children ,
had acted as treasurer , unanimously re-elected , and ivith five others offer to subscribe twenty guineas each for a new building . MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO GRAND LODGE . Motion passed in Committee of Charity , that if such prayer be granted , the Master of every Lodge should have the privilege of a governor . Letter sent from Grand Lodge to all lodgesenquiring their
sen-, timents . Letter from the charity soliciting their acquiescence . September 12 . —Ground taken under lease from the Corporation of London for a School-Houce . November 30 . —IN GRAND LODGE . An eloquent address from Wm . Birch , Esq . at the Quarterl y Communication , recommending the insti tution .
Twenty-five guineas , and 72 / . 9 s . subscribed by the Shakspeare . Three additional children admitted . 1793 , February 22 . —Grand Lodge recommended the Charity to the Craft , and vote twenty guineas . April 10 . —Thanks voted to the Bishop of Landaff for his sermon . Sir P . Parker elected treasurer . July 4—Estimates for building—Carter—1716 / . 4 . ? . 9 d . Mason , 1819 / .
Mr . Carter appointed Surveyor . Contract drawn b y Mr . Birch between Mr . Mason , and the trustees . Additional aid from India . October—Mr . Mason censured for again introducing improper materials into the works . December . —Portrait ofthe Chevalier Ruspini presented by the Rev . Mr . Peters .
To the Secretary of the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School . Sir—As the Chevalier Ruspini , to whose humanity the female children of Freemasons are indebted for that plan which now affords them protection and support , has sat to me for his picture , permit me to beg you ivould make my best compliments to the governors of that most excellent charity , and from a conviction that the resemblance of a man ( whose life has been one continued series of kind and friendly actions )
, the first promoter of that institution , must be acceptable to them . I request they will do me the honour to except ot this small tribute of my respect for them and regard for the Chevalier Ruspini . I am Sir , Your most humble and obedient servant , WM . PETERS . London , Nov . 30 , 1793 .
The thanks of the committee were given to the Rev . Mr . Peters for the above present , and the portrait ordered to be placed in the committee room . 1794 . — The collections of various sermons reported . 23 / . 12 . S . Gd . collected at the Deputy Grand Masters' feast at Canonbury House . July 7 . —A recommendation from the Patroness of a candidate not
adopted . 2 . 5 . —Mr . Mason threatened ivith legal proceedings for not fulfilling his contract . VOI ,. IV . j ,
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Royal Freemason's Charity For Female Children ,
had acted as treasurer , unanimously re-elected , and ivith five others offer to subscribe twenty guineas each for a new building . MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO GRAND LODGE . Motion passed in Committee of Charity , that if such prayer be granted , the Master of every Lodge should have the privilege of a governor . Letter sent from Grand Lodge to all lodgesenquiring their
sen-, timents . Letter from the charity soliciting their acquiescence . September 12 . —Ground taken under lease from the Corporation of London for a School-Houce . November 30 . —IN GRAND LODGE . An eloquent address from Wm . Birch , Esq . at the Quarterl y Communication , recommending the insti tution .
Twenty-five guineas , and 72 / . 9 s . subscribed by the Shakspeare . Three additional children admitted . 1793 , February 22 . —Grand Lodge recommended the Charity to the Craft , and vote twenty guineas . April 10 . —Thanks voted to the Bishop of Landaff for his sermon . Sir P . Parker elected treasurer . July 4—Estimates for building—Carter—1716 / . 4 . ? . 9 d . Mason , 1819 / .
Mr . Carter appointed Surveyor . Contract drawn b y Mr . Birch between Mr . Mason , and the trustees . Additional aid from India . October—Mr . Mason censured for again introducing improper materials into the works . December . —Portrait ofthe Chevalier Ruspini presented by the Rev . Mr . Peters .
To the Secretary of the Royal Cumberland Freemasons' School . Sir—As the Chevalier Ruspini , to whose humanity the female children of Freemasons are indebted for that plan which now affords them protection and support , has sat to me for his picture , permit me to beg you ivould make my best compliments to the governors of that most excellent charity , and from a conviction that the resemblance of a man ( whose life has been one continued series of kind and friendly actions )
, the first promoter of that institution , must be acceptable to them . I request they will do me the honour to except ot this small tribute of my respect for them and regard for the Chevalier Ruspini . I am Sir , Your most humble and obedient servant , WM . PETERS . London , Nov . 30 , 1793 .
The thanks of the committee were given to the Rev . Mr . Peters for the above present , and the portrait ordered to be placed in the committee room . 1794 . — The collections of various sermons reported . 23 / . 12 . S . Gd . collected at the Deputy Grand Masters' feast at Canonbury House . July 7 . —A recommendation from the Patroness of a candidate not
adopted . 2 . 5 . —Mr . Mason threatened ivith legal proceedings for not fulfilling his contract . VOI ,. IV . j ,