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Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
and subscriptions . Let me therefore impress upon you once more most heartily to do your utmost to render this deficit as small as you possibly can , I feel sure that you will do so , and I feel sure that no long speech of mine will be necessary to make you do it . It is said that
brevity is the soul of wit , and on thi s occasion I beg to adopt that proverb . I once more thank you , brethren , for the cordial manner you have supported me , and if by taking the chair this evening I may have in any small way augmented
the funds of this Institution , I shall return home feeling that I have done a pleasant duty . ( Great applause . ) I call upon you now to drink in bumpers " Success to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons . "
Bro . jjas . Terry here read the Stewards lists , which amounted in the aggregate to £ 6 , 686 6 s . 6 d ., or £ 3 , 000 over the collection of last year . The Earl of Limerick : —May it please your Royal Highness , My Lords , and Brethren , I shall have but little trouble in proposing the toast that
has been committed to me on the present occasion , for I am sure nothing is more fitting than that the brethren who have gathered together here to support one of the great Masonic charities should also express their feelings in favour ofthe success of the other two charities .
On this occasion we may be said to have assembled by our subscriptions to aid in assisting the decayed years of our aged aud distressed brethren and their widows . The other two charities may be said also to aid in smoothing the dying beds of our aged and distressed brethren and their widows , by giving to them the hope
that after their death the brethren would not be forgetful of the duty of supporting the orphans whom they have left behind them . The brethren on the present occasion have done well and nobly in the amounts they have contributed to this Institution . It may not be necessary for me to say—it " will hardly be necessary for mc to remind them that on the 12 th of March is
the festival of the Boys ' School , and on the 14 th of May is the festival of the Girls' School , which always highly commend themselves to our best sympathies . I will give you , therefore , then , brethren , "Success to the Boys' and Girls ' Schools , to the other Masonic charities , " coupling with that toast the name of the brother who is
Secretary to that charit y whose festival comes first after the present evening , Bro . Binckes . Bro . F . Binckes : —Your Royal Highness , Lord Limerick , My Lords , and Brethren , my name has been associated just now so cordially by tlie noble Lord , the Earl of Limerick , with this toast ,
of "The Sister Institutions , " which in two successive years enjoyed the same illustrious patronage which this Institution has the honour to enjoy this evening , that I immediately respond . These Institutions bear still a grateful recollection of the enormous advantages , the beneficial substantial
results that accrued from that august patronage , and that dignified presidency ; and I venture to say that those who are most immediatel y connected with those Institutions , and have their interests most deeply at heart , can never forget the benefits conferred on those two institutions
by His koyal Highness the Prince of Wales ; and while they , therefore , are fully sensible of those benefits , they , without any grudge , and without any feeling of jealousy , 1 may say , would offer their most sincere congratulations to those most immediately connected with the Benevolent
Institution on the very large and distinguished body who have met , under your Roya II lighness ' s Presidency , this evening . But Brethren must bear this one fact in mind , what I have spoken of in reference to the other Institutions is associated with the past , of which , of course , I keep a
grateful remembrance . Brethren , the great success 01 this evening should stimulate you to further exertion , and we ask you in all sincerity , in all Masonic fervency , and in the spirit of real chatity not to forget that the future also calls upon you when the festivals of the other two great Institutions
will come . This must be borne in mind , that the more the Masonic Brotherhood does in support of these Institutions , the more they are called upon to do it ; because if any body of men should bear aloft hi gher than another " the banner with the strange device , 'Excelsior , ' " it is the Masonic Brotherhood . Brethren , we cannot go back to the
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success of the past ; and success to the present must be melted and classed in the future . This I hope , that we shall see ourselves surrounded by as large a gathering of good friends as I see now , and that no less substantial success—I hope even
more substantial success—may be met with by all the Institutions in future . On behalf of those two Institutions , I offeryou their best and warmest and most sincere thanks for bearing us in mind on this -Treat occasion .
The Marquis of Hamilton : — Your Royal Highness , and Brethren , the toast which I now have the honour to propose to you , is one which I am sure you will all drink with acclamation , namely , that of the " The Stewards ; " and I feel that , surrounded by so many of them this
evening , as regards names it will be impossible to mention them all ; yet I feel as if I should be scarcely able to do justice to them unless I did . You are all aware , brethren , that the Stewards of an institution like the present one , have duties very arduous and varied ; and with regard to the entertainment which they have presented to your
Royal President this evening , I , conjointly with all others , can testify to its magnificence , and the noble manner in which the Stewards have accom : plished their duties . But their are other duties to which we look , and those are the substantial ones , and the money which you are able to produce for Institutions like this . It is to the
Stewards' energies , and to their perseverance during the twelve months which intervene between one anniversary dinner like this and another that they have to labour and to bring the fruits of their labours to perfection ; and 1 need not bring before your notice any more words of eulogy of
the Stewards of this institution , but will only refer to the words just uttered by your worthy Secretary , when he statetl that the sum of £ 6 , 686 has been collected during the last twelve months by your Stewards . There is also a double obligation connected with the Stewards ; for not only
have they the trouble of collecting from others , but they are also under the necessity of putting their hands into their own pockets , and contributing to that amount ( hear , hear ) . But , brethren , in bringing this toast under your notice , I bring before you the names of no ordinary Stewards .
Among the list of Stewards of tin ' s institution you will find that there are some of the greatest Masons of this kingdom , men who by their energy , by their influence , and by the interest which they have taken in Masonry , have brought its Institutions before the eyes of the public , and
made the Masonic Order ot England the envy of the whole of Europe . Not only have they done this , but they have also , by their liberality , mainly helped to contribute to the great funds of this Institution up to the present point . I will not
occupy your attention any longer , but following the example of your Royal President , I will now beg to propose " The Health of the Stewards , " and " The Health of Major Creaton , the Chairman of the Board of Stewards . "
Major Creaton , V . P . : — May it please Your Royal Highness , Most Worshipful Grand Master , My Lords , and Brethren , as President ofthe Board of Stewards , I am deputed by those brethren with whom I have the sincere pleasure to be associated , to offer- our hearty acknowledgments for
the honour you have been pleased to confer on us , and to assure you , My Lord , that your kind expressions of approval of our services have given us the greatest possible pleasure and satisfaction . The success of our efforts and this kind compliment which has just been paid us will for ever
be endeared to us as rendering us confident that we have done our duty . With these few remarks I will conclude by thanking your Royal Highness , Most Worshipfnl Grand Master , Aly Lords , and Brethren , for the hononr you have been pleased to bestow on the Board of Stewards .
His Royal Highness Most Worshi pful Grand Master .- —Brethren , the toast which I now have to give to you is the last one , but although the last one , by no means the least one , as it is that of "The Ladies . " I know that this toast is always most cordially received , and I know
also that it is a great source of satisfaction and of pleasure to us that so many fair ladies have graced this festival by their presence this evening . Although they are not initiated into the mysteries of Freemasony , and although women ' s right have not been extended to the Craft , still , Brethren , it
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
affords us , I feel sure , the greatest satisfaction to observe , that although at a distance , they support us by their smiles and by their presence , and seem to take an interest in our great charitable Institutions . I will not keep you now , Brethren , but will beg you to drink most heartily and
cordially , "The Health of the Ladies , " and with the toast I beg to couple the name of Bro . Gregory . Bro . C . Hutton Gregory : —May it please your Royal Highness , alhtough I have received your Royal Higbness ' s command to respond for the ladies , I cannot help feeling that there is a strong
contrast between May in the gallery and December here . However unequal I may be , either mentally or physically , to return thanks for that toast , I can say , Sir , on behalf of the ladies , what they would say much better than myself , and without the infliction of a cold speech , they are
greatly indebted to your Royal Hi ghness for your presence here to-night — indebted , Sir , because they love this charity , and because they know that your Royal Higbness ' s presence has raised to double its former maximum resiijt the list of subscriptions on the present occasion . They
are indebted to you , Sir , because it is the first occasion since it pleased God to restore you to health on which you have attended any Masonic gathering ; and when they remember how you supported Masonry before that critical time ; when they remember the tears they shed , and the
prayers they uttered to the Great Architect of the Universe—tears not shed by women alone , and prayers not uttered alone by women ; that now , on the first occasion when in renewed and restored health your Royal Highness identifies yourself
with those Masonic Chanties you have done so much to keep alive , you take upon yourself to propose "The Health of the Ladies , " with the princely gallantry with which you always do it , they feel still more greatly obliged to you .
Ihe company then adjourned to the Temple , where a grand concert was given , under the direction of Bro . Seymour Smith , by Miss Banks , Madame Osborne Williams , Madame Florence Lancia , Miss Adelaide Newton , and Bros . Frank Elmore , Chaplin Henry , Kerr Gedge , Lester , Seymour Smith , Ransford , and Mr . J ohn Thomas .
Bro . Goodchild was an excellent toastmaster ; and , as , with ladies and brethren , something like a thousand persons were " repasted , " the banqueting arrangements reflected great credit on Bro . Francatelli .
THK " SPENCER TESTIMONIAL . "—The services which Bro . Sidney Spencer has rendered to hotel-keepers and others in respect of the successful opposition to the demand of the
Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the taxation of occasional waiters , led recently to the organisation of a fund for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to him . Thc project was warmly
taken up , and upwards of 200 subscribers , representing all parts of the kingdom , were soon obtained . The testimonial is plate . The presentation will take place at the City Terminus
Hotel , Cannon-street , at a banquet , on Wednesday , 12 th of March . Along with several other specialities , the services of the band of the Coldstream Guards , the Glossop Champion Bell
Lingers ( some most remarkable performers ) , and of Mr . Ellis Roberts , harpist to the Prince of Wales , have been secured ; and there will be some good vocal music , under the direction of
Mr . John El win . The present of plate will be accompanied by an illuminated address . The chair will be taken by Mr . John Hall , proprietor of the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham .
The fifteen sections will be worked at the Constitutional Lodge of Instruction , No . 53 , Wheatsheaf Hotel , Hand Court , Holborn , by fifteen brethren of thc Metropolitan Lodge o ^
Instruction , No . 1056 , on Tuesday , March 4 th , 1873 . Bro . Bingemann , S . D ., 55 , will preside . The lodge will be opened at half-past 6 o ' clock precisely .
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Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
and subscriptions . Let me therefore impress upon you once more most heartily to do your utmost to render this deficit as small as you possibly can , I feel sure that you will do so , and I feel sure that no long speech of mine will be necessary to make you do it . It is said that
brevity is the soul of wit , and on thi s occasion I beg to adopt that proverb . I once more thank you , brethren , for the cordial manner you have supported me , and if by taking the chair this evening I may have in any small way augmented
the funds of this Institution , I shall return home feeling that I have done a pleasant duty . ( Great applause . ) I call upon you now to drink in bumpers " Success to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons . "
Bro . jjas . Terry here read the Stewards lists , which amounted in the aggregate to £ 6 , 686 6 s . 6 d ., or £ 3 , 000 over the collection of last year . The Earl of Limerick : —May it please your Royal Highness , My Lords , and Brethren , I shall have but little trouble in proposing the toast that
has been committed to me on the present occasion , for I am sure nothing is more fitting than that the brethren who have gathered together here to support one of the great Masonic charities should also express their feelings in favour ofthe success of the other two charities .
On this occasion we may be said to have assembled by our subscriptions to aid in assisting the decayed years of our aged aud distressed brethren and their widows . The other two charities may be said also to aid in smoothing the dying beds of our aged and distressed brethren and their widows , by giving to them the hope
that after their death the brethren would not be forgetful of the duty of supporting the orphans whom they have left behind them . The brethren on the present occasion have done well and nobly in the amounts they have contributed to this Institution . It may not be necessary for me to say—it " will hardly be necessary for mc to remind them that on the 12 th of March is
the festival of the Boys ' School , and on the 14 th of May is the festival of the Girls' School , which always highly commend themselves to our best sympathies . I will give you , therefore , then , brethren , "Success to the Boys' and Girls ' Schools , to the other Masonic charities , " coupling with that toast the name of the brother who is
Secretary to that charit y whose festival comes first after the present evening , Bro . Binckes . Bro . F . Binckes : —Your Royal Highness , Lord Limerick , My Lords , and Brethren , my name has been associated just now so cordially by tlie noble Lord , the Earl of Limerick , with this toast ,
of "The Sister Institutions , " which in two successive years enjoyed the same illustrious patronage which this Institution has the honour to enjoy this evening , that I immediately respond . These Institutions bear still a grateful recollection of the enormous advantages , the beneficial substantial
results that accrued from that august patronage , and that dignified presidency ; and I venture to say that those who are most immediatel y connected with those Institutions , and have their interests most deeply at heart , can never forget the benefits conferred on those two institutions
by His koyal Highness the Prince of Wales ; and while they , therefore , are fully sensible of those benefits , they , without any grudge , and without any feeling of jealousy , 1 may say , would offer their most sincere congratulations to those most immediately connected with the Benevolent
Institution on the very large and distinguished body who have met , under your Roya II lighness ' s Presidency , this evening . But Brethren must bear this one fact in mind , what I have spoken of in reference to the other Institutions is associated with the past , of which , of course , I keep a
grateful remembrance . Brethren , the great success 01 this evening should stimulate you to further exertion , and we ask you in all sincerity , in all Masonic fervency , and in the spirit of real chatity not to forget that the future also calls upon you when the festivals of the other two great Institutions
will come . This must be borne in mind , that the more the Masonic Brotherhood does in support of these Institutions , the more they are called upon to do it ; because if any body of men should bear aloft hi gher than another " the banner with the strange device , 'Excelsior , ' " it is the Masonic Brotherhood . Brethren , we cannot go back to the
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
success of the past ; and success to the present must be melted and classed in the future . This I hope , that we shall see ourselves surrounded by as large a gathering of good friends as I see now , and that no less substantial success—I hope even
more substantial success—may be met with by all the Institutions in future . On behalf of those two Institutions , I offeryou their best and warmest and most sincere thanks for bearing us in mind on this -Treat occasion .
The Marquis of Hamilton : — Your Royal Highness , and Brethren , the toast which I now have the honour to propose to you , is one which I am sure you will all drink with acclamation , namely , that of the " The Stewards ; " and I feel that , surrounded by so many of them this
evening , as regards names it will be impossible to mention them all ; yet I feel as if I should be scarcely able to do justice to them unless I did . You are all aware , brethren , that the Stewards of an institution like the present one , have duties very arduous and varied ; and with regard to the entertainment which they have presented to your
Royal President this evening , I , conjointly with all others , can testify to its magnificence , and the noble manner in which the Stewards have accom : plished their duties . But their are other duties to which we look , and those are the substantial ones , and the money which you are able to produce for Institutions like this . It is to the
Stewards' energies , and to their perseverance during the twelve months which intervene between one anniversary dinner like this and another that they have to labour and to bring the fruits of their labours to perfection ; and 1 need not bring before your notice any more words of eulogy of
the Stewards of this institution , but will only refer to the words just uttered by your worthy Secretary , when he statetl that the sum of £ 6 , 686 has been collected during the last twelve months by your Stewards . There is also a double obligation connected with the Stewards ; for not only
have they the trouble of collecting from others , but they are also under the necessity of putting their hands into their own pockets , and contributing to that amount ( hear , hear ) . But , brethren , in bringing this toast under your notice , I bring before you the names of no ordinary Stewards .
Among the list of Stewards of tin ' s institution you will find that there are some of the greatest Masons of this kingdom , men who by their energy , by their influence , and by the interest which they have taken in Masonry , have brought its Institutions before the eyes of the public , and
made the Masonic Order ot England the envy of the whole of Europe . Not only have they done this , but they have also , by their liberality , mainly helped to contribute to the great funds of this Institution up to the present point . I will not
occupy your attention any longer , but following the example of your Royal President , I will now beg to propose " The Health of the Stewards , " and " The Health of Major Creaton , the Chairman of the Board of Stewards . "
Major Creaton , V . P . : — May it please Your Royal Highness , Most Worshipful Grand Master , My Lords , and Brethren , as President ofthe Board of Stewards , I am deputed by those brethren with whom I have the sincere pleasure to be associated , to offer- our hearty acknowledgments for
the honour you have been pleased to confer on us , and to assure you , My Lord , that your kind expressions of approval of our services have given us the greatest possible pleasure and satisfaction . The success of our efforts and this kind compliment which has just been paid us will for ever
be endeared to us as rendering us confident that we have done our duty . With these few remarks I will conclude by thanking your Royal Highness , Most Worshipfnl Grand Master , Aly Lords , and Brethren , for the hononr you have been pleased to bestow on the Board of Stewards .
His Royal Highness Most Worshi pful Grand Master .- —Brethren , the toast which I now have to give to you is the last one , but although the last one , by no means the least one , as it is that of "The Ladies . " I know that this toast is always most cordially received , and I know
also that it is a great source of satisfaction and of pleasure to us that so many fair ladies have graced this festival by their presence this evening . Although they are not initiated into the mysteries of Freemasony , and although women ' s right have not been extended to the Craft , still , Brethren , it
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
affords us , I feel sure , the greatest satisfaction to observe , that although at a distance , they support us by their smiles and by their presence , and seem to take an interest in our great charitable Institutions . I will not keep you now , Brethren , but will beg you to drink most heartily and
cordially , "The Health of the Ladies , " and with the toast I beg to couple the name of Bro . Gregory . Bro . C . Hutton Gregory : —May it please your Royal Highness , alhtough I have received your Royal Higbness ' s command to respond for the ladies , I cannot help feeling that there is a strong
contrast between May in the gallery and December here . However unequal I may be , either mentally or physically , to return thanks for that toast , I can say , Sir , on behalf of the ladies , what they would say much better than myself , and without the infliction of a cold speech , they are
greatly indebted to your Royal Hi ghness for your presence here to-night — indebted , Sir , because they love this charity , and because they know that your Royal Higbness ' s presence has raised to double its former maximum resiijt the list of subscriptions on the present occasion . They
are indebted to you , Sir , because it is the first occasion since it pleased God to restore you to health on which you have attended any Masonic gathering ; and when they remember how you supported Masonry before that critical time ; when they remember the tears they shed , and the
prayers they uttered to the Great Architect of the Universe—tears not shed by women alone , and prayers not uttered alone by women ; that now , on the first occasion when in renewed and restored health your Royal Highness identifies yourself
with those Masonic Chanties you have done so much to keep alive , you take upon yourself to propose "The Health of the Ladies , " with the princely gallantry with which you always do it , they feel still more greatly obliged to you .
Ihe company then adjourned to the Temple , where a grand concert was given , under the direction of Bro . Seymour Smith , by Miss Banks , Madame Osborne Williams , Madame Florence Lancia , Miss Adelaide Newton , and Bros . Frank Elmore , Chaplin Henry , Kerr Gedge , Lester , Seymour Smith , Ransford , and Mr . J ohn Thomas .
Bro . Goodchild was an excellent toastmaster ; and , as , with ladies and brethren , something like a thousand persons were " repasted , " the banqueting arrangements reflected great credit on Bro . Francatelli .
THK " SPENCER TESTIMONIAL . "—The services which Bro . Sidney Spencer has rendered to hotel-keepers and others in respect of the successful opposition to the demand of the
Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the taxation of occasional waiters , led recently to the organisation of a fund for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to him . Thc project was warmly
taken up , and upwards of 200 subscribers , representing all parts of the kingdom , were soon obtained . The testimonial is plate . The presentation will take place at the City Terminus
Hotel , Cannon-street , at a banquet , on Wednesday , 12 th of March . Along with several other specialities , the services of the band of the Coldstream Guards , the Glossop Champion Bell
Lingers ( some most remarkable performers ) , and of Mr . Ellis Roberts , harpist to the Prince of Wales , have been secured ; and there will be some good vocal music , under the direction of
Mr . John El win . The present of plate will be accompanied by an illuminated address . The chair will be taken by Mr . John Hall , proprietor of the Great Western Hotel , Birmingham .
The fifteen sections will be worked at the Constitutional Lodge of Instruction , No . 53 , Wheatsheaf Hotel , Hand Court , Holborn , by fifteen brethren of thc Metropolitan Lodge o ^
Instruction , No . 1056 , on Tuesday , March 4 th , 1873 . Bro . Bingemann , S . D ., 55 , will preside . The lodge will be opened at half-past 6 o ' clock precisely .