Stewards' Lists.

Lodge SURREY . £ s . d . 416 Bro . C . Attersoll-Smlth ... 15 15 o 1046 „ Charles H . Knight ... 26 5 o I 6 T , S „ I . Mnntao-ue ... 13 6 6 1851 „ William Parker ... 18 iS o 1892 „ Georee Filmer ... 27 iS o 3096 „ J . S . Fraser 132 6 o Unattached—Bro . Dr . H . J . Strong ... 10 10 o SUSSEX . 732 Bro . Francis Daniel ... 137 n o 11 S 4 „ Rev . E . R . Currie ... 49 19 6 1726 „ Alfred Lloyd ... 21 o o WARWICKSHIRE . 74 Bro . Tames Moffatt 74 » William H . Johnson 74 „ Charles J . Collins 74 „ Thoims Siirman 74 JJ Jf'si'h Collins 74 j > Hugh Thomas 74 „ Tonn S'a ' er Foster \ . 147 o o 74 ,, Walter 1 . Ginder j 74 ,, Thnmns I . Graham 74 . . - p - Hiskins 74 JJ ^ elix I ° n <' 74 JJ Joshua Perkins 74 >• John Rawlins ' IA .. Charles Lee ... zt

Stewards' Lists.

WILTSHIRE . £ s . d . The Province—Bro . W . H . Burt iGS o o WORCESTERSHIRE . Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P . 10 10 o 529 „ W . ri . Williamson ; ... 21 o o 529 „ G . A . Hicks ... 14 1 o 2034 „ Thomas R . Artcr ... 31 to o YORKSHIRE ( NORTH-EAST ) . 57 „ J . Matthews ... 105 o o „ Samuel Rutter YORKSHIRE ( WEST ) . Bro . Thos . W . Tew 25 S „ George Heaton ^ Sio „ Major G . Robinson 904 „ Frederick Romain 904 „ Peter B . Coward 904 ,, Joseph France 904 ; , Frederick Cleives 904 „ W . G . Haggard 974 . ., Georsre Keanland V . 121 T „ W . F . Smithson / 4 0 Q ° ° ' 5 ' 3 J > T . W . Embleton 1545 JJ Arthur Holmes 1545 „ Harry Longbottom I 54 S JJ ' ¦ 1 " Rutheford 2 <> 6 9 „ R'vbt-rt Abbott 2169 „ Tudor G Trevor 2261 „ Walker Dyson / 2268 .. Edwd . S . Tozer

Stewards' Lists.

,, SUMMARY OF THE P ROVINCES .

£ s . d . Berks and Bucks ... ... 23 2 o Bristol ... . ... ... 52 5 ° Cambridgeshire ... ... 94 10 o Cheshire ... ... ... 36 ' 5 o Cornwall ... ... ... 157 10 ° Cumberland & Westmorland 102 12 G Derbyshire ... ... 32 11 o Devonshire Dorsetshire ... ... 156 10 o Durham ... ... ... 115 10 ° Essex ... _ ... ... 291 18 o Gloucestershire ... ... 94 10 o Hants and Isle of Wight ... 135 o 6 Hertfordshire ... ... 233 5 o Kent ... ... ... 821 17 6 Lancashire ( East Division ) ... 171 3 o „ ( West Division ) 93 9 o 190 STEWARDS—LONDON 170 STEWARDS—PROVIDES GRAND TOTAL

Stewards' Lists.

£ s . d . Lincolnshire ... ... 448 14 o Middlesex ... ... 390 3 0 Northants and _ Hunts ... 683 8 6 Nottinghamshire ... ... 57 15 0 Oxfordshire ... ... 159 1 Q Shropshire _ ... ... 210 iS o Somersetshire ... ... 51 15 0 Staffordshire ... ... 10 10 o Suffolk ... ... ... 326 11 o Surrey ... ... ... 244 iS 6 Sussex ... ... ... 208 10 6 Warwickshire ... ... 147 o o Wiltshire .. ... ... 16 S o o Worcestershire ... ... 77 1 o Yorkshire ( North and East ) 105 o o „ ( West ) ... ... 400 o o £ 6884 10 6 6301 14 6 ... £ 13 . 186 5 o

Analysis Of The Returns.

ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNS .

No doubt the hope was Father to the thought , but we had certainly anticipated that the result of Wednesday ' s Festival might , perhaps , be slightly in excess of what was raised last year , but at all events , that it would not fall very far short of that sum . But we seem to have been too sanguine—it may be , because the names of brethren willing to act as Stewards had poured in somewhat rapidly at the most critical

time , and it only remains for us to make . the best we can of what , we have no intention of concealing from our readers , is a serious disappointment . Last year the 276 brethren then serving as Stewards succeeded in raising close on £ iSi 3 00 ' > on Wednesday , 360 Stewards were only able to compile £ 13 , 186 5 s . —the sum actually announced was ^ 13 , 055 ,

of which London , with the stronger contingent of 190 Stewards , furnished the larger moiety of £ 688 4 ios . 6 d ., while the Provinces , whose representatives were 170 in number , furnished the lesser , £ 6301 14 s . 66 . This falling off of ^ 2000 is very much to be regretted , but on this point we speak more fully elsewhere . As regards

LONDON , which , as we have said , sent up 190 Stewards with an aggregate of donaiioris and subscriptions amounting to ^ 6884 ios . 6 d ., we notice first of all—and the remark will apply as well to the Provinces—the comparative smallness of the lists , and in the next place the large number of Unattached Stewards , the majority of whom contribute their qualifying

subscription as Life Governors and take no further trouble . Oh Wednesday , there were no less than 45 such Stewards in London alone , and there were a few scattered about among the Provinces . As regard lodges there were some 120—or rather more than one-third—represented , and ei ght chapters , the mo ^ t prominent of ihe lists being as follows , namely : that of Bro . A . H . Shepherd , St-ward for the Merchant Navy Lodge , No .

7 81 , who obtained the plare ol honour with ^ 220 ; Bro . James Terry , the able Seoetary of the Institution , who was acting on his own account , being second with £ 207 15 s . BroJ Major A . B . Cook , acting for the Prince of Wales ' Lodge . No . 259 . was third , with ^ 162 15 s ., and then quite close together Bro . W . Bellingham , Clerkenwell Lodge , No . 1964 , with £ 143 13 s . 6 d .. a combined list of three members of the Highgate Lodge , No . 1366 ,

amounting to ^ 140 , and that of Bro . T . C . Sandeman , representing the Friends in Council , No . 1383 , and figures for £ 138 17 s . Bro . Goodfellow , for the Lewis Lodge , No . 1185 , raised £ 115 ios .. while Bro . W . Smith , of United Strength Lodge , No . 228 , in which Bro . Terry was initiated , and Bro . C . Kempton , of the Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 , tied with - £ 105 . Bro .

Da Silva , of the newly-consecrated Barnato Lodge , No . 2265 , being next with £ 103 13 s . 6 d ., and Bro . A . J . Clark of Loyalty Lodge , No . 1607 , with £ 102 ; while the rear of three-figured lists was brought up by Bro . VV . H . Glazier , of Mount Moriah , No . 34 , with a solid £ 100 . This is a less formidable array than usual , and generally it will be found that the lists are smaller than we are accustomed to record .

We must now give our attention to THE PROVINCES , which are quite as numerou ^ Iv represented as in the most productive of past years , the proportion of those which have sent up Stewards being as nearly as possib ihrte 10 one . thne being only 12 abentees out ol the 45 groups

of P ' -ovinci 1 lodges—44 Piovinces and the Channel Islands which have no Provincial organisations . These absentees are as follows , namely : BEIFORDSHIRE ( five lodge ); HEREFORDSHIRE ( fivelod ges ); LEICESTERSHIRE and RUTLAND ( 13 lodges ); MONMOUTHSHIRE ( 19 lodges ) j NORVOtiK ( 5 ? lodges ) J NcaTHt / MflfiPXAND ( 33 lodges ) $ Sot / TU W ^ BBi

Analysis Of The Returns.

EAST DIVISION ( 16 lodges ); SOUTH WALES , WEST DIVISION ( 10 lodges ); NORTH WALES ( 18 lodges ); ISLE OF MAN ( seven lodges ); J ERSEY ( seven lodges ); and the CHANNEL ISLANDS ( five lodges ) . All these , with the exception of the last two , were represented at the Centenary of the Girls' School , while the two exceptions , which may be looked upon as virtually one group , took a prominent part in the Boys' School Festival on the 27 th Tune last , Bro . Col . de Carteret , P . G . M . Jersey , being the

President of the Board of Stewards on that occasion . Indeed , all of the absentees may be said to have done their duty by our Institutions in proportion to their strength and opportunities ; though in the case of some their appearance in these lists has been less frequent than might have been expected . However , considering how splendidly the Provincial section of the Craft fulfilled its part at the grand gathering of last year in the Royal Albert Hall , we have every reason to congratulate ourselves on the extent and efficiency of its serv i ces at this Festival .

Taking the 33 Represented Provinces , as usual , in their alphabetical order , we find that two out of the 22 lodges in

BERKS AND BUCKS sent Stewards , the amount of one list being £ 23 2 s ., while the other is not yet to hand . This is a less numerous representation than we have been accustomed to , and the total is insignificant , but the amount it raised for the Girls' School last year was £ 711 8 s ., while this Institution received £ 113 8 s . in February , 1888 , and the Boys' School £ 122 8 s ., giving as the aggregate of the year's contributions , £ 947 4 s ., which is undoubtedly a

large total for a Province of only 24 lodges . In 1887 , the aggregate was £ 774 , this Institution receiving upwards of £ 218 , the Girls' School , £ 3 81 , and the sister Institution at Wood Green over £ 171 , while the average per year for the years 1884 , 1885 , and 18 S 6 was slightly in excess of ^ 550 . The actual sum contributed by Berks and Bucks in the quinquennial period 1884—1888 was £ 3371 8 s ., so that a diminution on the present occasion is excusable in the face of such a record .

BRISTOL , with its compact array of nine lodges , is a steady friend and supporter of this particular Charity , though it will often be found among the contributing Provinces at the Festivals of our two Schools . Last year , owing to the fact that it was busily engaged in organising a Charitable Association of its own , it was represented at only one of the three Festivals—the Centenary of

the Girls' School , when its P . G . M ., Lord Limerick , and Bro . W . Purnellwho was the representative of the Province on Wednesday—handed in contributions amounting to within a fraction of £ 40 . But in 1887 it raised £ 115 ios . for the R . M . B . I ., and ^ 15 15 s ., per Bro . Purnell , for the Girls ' School , or , together , £ 131 5 s . In 1886 , the Old People received £ 318 ios .,

the Girls' School , ^ , " 145 19 s ., and the Boys' School , £ 26 5 s ., making a total for the year of £ 490 14 s . ; and in 1885 and 1 S 84 the total of the several sums contributed was ^ 468 12 s . On Wednesday Bro . Purnell , to whose exertions—with the assistance of Bro . Pierrepont Harris and one or two others—the Province is so greatly indebted for its successful appearances at these gatherings , handed in a list of £ 52 5 s .

It has seldom happened during the last few years that the small Province of

CAMBRIDGESHIRE , with its modest roll of half-a-dozen lodges , has been unrepresented at our Anniversary gatherings . In fact , its record has been in excess of its strength . Thus , in 1884 , the Boys' School was benefited to the extent of £ 174 6 s . In 1885 , th * Province figured for £ 106 us . 6 d . at the Festival ol the Old People ; in 1886 . it raised £ 143 for the same Institution , £ 273 for

the Girls School , and £ 131 5 s . for the Boys' School , or , together , 4547 S - In 1887 , Bro . A . H . Moves , D . P . G . M ., acted as Steward for the R . M . B . I .., and compiled a list of £ 200 ; Bro . C . G ^ ldard , representing the Province and Isaac Newton University Lodge , No . S 59 , figuring for a like sum at the Girls' School Festival , and Bro . S . H . Sharman , of Lodge No . 441 ( Three Grand Principles ) , for £ 137 us . at the Boys' School , makingthe total

. £ 537 us . Last year , half-a-dozen Stewards , including Bro . Lord Hardwicke , P . G . M ., and Bro . A . H . Moyes , D . P . G . M ., compiled amongst them ^ 362 5 s ., the aggregate for the five years reaching £ 1727 185 . On Wednesday two members of Lodge No . 441—Bro . S . H . Sharman , already mentioned , and Bro . Robert Roy—made up a total of ^ 94 ios ., of which the former raised all but 10 guineas , which , after such a succession of heavy contributions , must be looked upon as highly commendable .

CHESHIRE is seldom a very conspicuous contributor at these gatherings . It has some 40 lodges on its roll , but , at the same time , it has a Masonic Educational Association of its own , which has been established over 20 years , is well furnished with the sinews of Charity , and does much good locally among the families of deceased and indigent brethren . For these reasons , to which reference has several times been made in these analytical articles ,

Cheshire never shows to the same advantage as other Provinces of equal strength , but it is more frequently present than absent . In 18 S 4 , it appeared at all three Festivals , and raised £ 126 for the R . M . B . I ., £ 55 14 s . for the Girls'School , and ^ 49 8 6 s . for the Boys' School , or for the year £ 680 . In 1885 , the Benevolent received £ 244 15 s ., the Girls' School £ 106 is ., and the Boys' School £ ^ 3 6 15 s ., the total for the year being £ 387 us . In 1886 the amounts contributed at the Festivals in the order ot their occurrence

were ^ 154 12 s ., £ 78 15 s ., £ 47 5 s ., or together ^ , ' 280 123 ., while in 1887 , only the Benevolent Institution obtained any support , the amount being £ 30 5 s . Last year , the Old People received £ 63 , the Girls' School £ 459 IS-J and the Boys' School ^ 39 185 ., the aggregate for the three being £ 5 61 19 s . On Wednesday , two ot the 40 lodges sent up Stewards , and their lists together amounted to £ 36 15 s .

CORNWALL was fortunate in having as the representative of its 30 lodges so able and energetic a Steward as Bro . Gilbert B . Pearce , who has done some admirable service in the same capacity at many previous Festivals , and was successful in compiling a list amounting to £ 157 ios . on Wednesday . Last year the Province was represented at all three Anniversaries , but , it is needless to say , that the Girls' School obtained the lion's share of the

subscriptions— , £ 372 15 s . —the Benevolent Institution receiving only £ 10 ios ., and the Boys' School ^ 82 . In the year of the Queen ' s Jubilee , the R . M . B . I . received the largest measure of support— , £ 368 us ., the Steward for the Province being Bro . G . B . Pearce , while tne Girls' and Boys Schools received £ 14 . 1 15 s . and £ 194 5 s . respectively , the same Bro . Pearce acting as sole Provincial representative on each occasion , his three lists amounting together to £ 704 lis . The total for the year 1886 was ^ 43 ? ipt , Bras ; Bake arid & Trusc « tt being the Stewards , the fofmtff »