Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

It By doing so , as sea-faring men would put it , they had landed a ° ° Bro ^ T ENNANT , D . Prov . G . M . South Wales , in reply , said , as presi-, . f * the Board of Stewards it fell to his lot to respond to the toast which uD b-en so kindly proposed by Bro . Major Woodall and so heartily

eived by all present . When he came into the room he was prepared lor reC ) v a small collection , but he now felt that his duty was rendered very " ' " rriple indeed by the large amount that had been got together , viz ., over S fitooo . He was going to say that the Stewards had many difficulties to ontend vvith , difficulties over which they had no control and which were hard to surmount . Those were well known to all . This year the Girls ' School was a great deal to contend with . As a matter of course every

effort was being made on its behalf to make the amount as large as nossible * ancl a" ttne brethren would agree with him in wishing that those efforts mig ht be crowned with success and that the Girls' School mi ' o-ht collect a larger amount this year than in any previous years . But the ° y could not close their eyes to the fact that any special eff jrts made on uoiAf of one particular Institution must be detrimentary to a certain extent

to the other Institutions . He was glad , however , to find on this occasion that the efforts which had been made , and were being made , on behalf of the Girls' School , had not been actually detrimentary to the collections made on behalf of the Benevolent Institution . Another difficulty he had experienced , and vvhich he had no doubt had been experienced by his brother Stewards , vvas that , as they all knew , last year was an extraordinary one ,

not only in the annals of Freemasonry , but of every Institution—viz , the jubilee of her Most Gracious Majesty . Last year subscriptions were raised riot only on behalf of the Masonic Institutions , but of every Institution throug hout the country , and indeed he might say that schemes were made for the purpose of extracting money from their pockets , and they had not

at present recoved Irom the shock they then sustained , but they had every reason to congratulate themselves upon the very large amount which had been raised this year for the Benevolent Institution , and he therefore hoped that his brethren would not think that they , as Stewards for this Institution , had not given a good account of their Stewardship . With regard to the Masonic Charities , a subject which he thought ought to be ventilated throughout the provinces of the United Kingdom , they all knew that the Benevolent Institution , as well as the Bovs' and the Girls' Schools , were

dependent for the great proportion of their funds upon voluntary contributions . He was not there to say one word against them . He hoped it vvould be continued , and he thought the Institution had reason to congratulate itself on the voluntary contributions of the brethren throughout the country , * but , speaking from experience , and that was not the first time he had acted as Steward for the Institution , or for the Boys' and Girls '—and

he had no doubt that his experience was borne out by his brother Stewards —that it was the few , and not the man }' , who contributed to these Masonic Institutions . He would wish to retain the system of voluntary contributions , but he vvould have , if possible , the support of the many as well as the few . They all knew the Fund of Benevolence was supported to a certain extent by a charge from every brother ' s subscription to his lodge . He would ask

the brethren whether some means might not be devised to secure the support of the many as well as of the few to the Masonic Institutions ? VVith these very few remarks he vvould thank the brethren ; but , at the same time , heo vvuld say that any trouble , money , or labour the Stewards had been at , it was amply repaid by the knowledge that they had been working for a good cause .

Bro . JOSEPH C . PARKINSON , P . G . D ., D . Prov . G . M . South Wales , East Division , said the Grand Treasurer had asked and obtained the brethren ' s sympathies for the Sister Institutions , and he ( Bro . Parkinson ) was before the brethren to represent for a moment a sister institution which was very dearl y in their feelings , and that was the toast of " The Ladies . " This being leap year , a lady would not have been out of place in ths chair . She would have had a perfect right to submit to them the various claims of her

sex on the brethren ' s attention , kindness , sympathy , affection . He , as the representative of the brethren , endeavoured to fill her place , and it was a remarkable thing , and one which he welcomed , as it vvould shorten his s ] P jJ ' . t lat during the evening while their various cares and the cares of the chairman , which were always heavy in submitting the claims for support ° " " \ '" dividual efforts , had been li ghtened in the best way that all efforts should be lightened , by casting their eyes to the gallery and turning their thoughts to something , better above . But as that ' srallerv was now emntv .

ana as its late fair occupants were in the adjoining room , he thought the oest compliment he could pay them from the brethren was to ask them to annk tneir health , and join them as soon as possible . He was glad to be aoie to associate with the toast the name of an old friend and brother vorcer , George Lambert , who was known far and wide in various capacities it , / " ? ' ?' . Mason . a good fellow , an antiquarian , and Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company .

M ? ro ^ , J GEORGE LAMBERT , P . G . S . B ., replied , and mentioned that ladip m < * ma was one of the patronesses of the Institution . Me thought es might be enlisted as Stewards because they had such winning ways , adini 1 C p , oceed s i « the banquet room then terminated , and the ' brethren con ™! - ? *? the Tem le , presided over b y Sir G . Elliot , when a charming wV-i ni ' f e j the direclion ° f Bro . E . E . M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . Org , Thom- " n " y Madame Lenthal-Swifte , Miss Kate Flinn , Miss Eliza Robert A ? rthur Thompson , Bro . Reginald Groome , and Bro . E gbert Bro PA L the lanof ° rte were Bro . Charles W . Pearce , Mus . Doc , and ' Ldwin M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . Org .

Stewards' Lists.

STEWARDS' LISTS .

UNATTACHED . £ s . d . S w t , ct £ " ¦ 2 C 3 0 ••a»SstY»::::265° " U » , les Belton ... I 0 I 0 „ » Robert Ber-ij ge .. ° ° ° » tdgar Bowver 1 ° " C . W . Can-In 52 I 0 ° » Robert Grev " I 0 10 ° ;; % ft * Ato Z " ° ' > J H Lane m ? iter ' M"D- I 0 I 0 ° " W -R . Palmer * 3 2 ° JJ te ., L . P v ., 1 '•" » William a | riS - 36 * 5 ° " MnA . Fa a nfield , 0 I 0 ° » paries F . Matier - 23 ' ° " - B . Marsh-fli 1 ¦** . *• ' I 0 I 0 ° " H . B & . J ' * * " S 210 0 ° * * viarshall , jun ., B . A . 26 5 0

Stewards' Lists.

I s . d . Bro . VValter J . Nicholls „ Chai les J . Perceval ... 15 15 o „ Raynham VV . Stewart ... 15 15 o „ James Terry 125 o o „ Alfred VVilliams 10 10 o ,, William J . Crutch . ... 15 15 o ,, R . Peter Forge 10 10 o „ J . VV . H . Tho . npson ... 550 ,, A . Le Grand ... ... 10 10 o ,, John Newton 10 10 o „ A . H . Tattershall ... 28 15 6 „ J . H . McQueen „ John Dorton 43 1 o „ Rev . J . H . Rose 10 10 0 ,, George Read 31 10 o „ Asher Barfield 10 10 o „ G . H . Grimwood 10 10 o „ G . F . Cook 11 11 0

Stewards' Lists.

£ s . d . Bro . E . St . Clair io io o „ Matthew Mildred ... io io o LONDON . Lodge i Bro . H . H . Crawford ... 4 + 20

2 ,, Edward J . V . Husey 22 1 o 3 ,, John Larkin 21 o o 4 „ Fred . 1 ' . Bennett ... 21 o o 5 „ A . C . Langdale ... 44 2 o 8 „ Edward E . Cooper ... 17 17 0

II „ Fred . C . McQueen ... 53 5 o 13 „ John Geo . Milbourn 105 o 0 14 „ Valentine Robinson 10 10 o 15 „ Benjamin Burton ... 59 17 o IS „ Capt . Clifford Probyn 26 J o 19 „ Henry Glenn ... 26 5 o 27 „ Thos . J . Maidwell ... 52 10 o 28 ,, Henry Newland ... 3 6 15 0 29 ( „ Edward Terry 7 12 12 o 2 j \„ Frederick Burgess ) 24 3 0 30 „ Alfred Couldrey ... 57 iS 6 33 „ A . C . Tanqueray ... 49 17 6

55 „ George Laker ... 43 10 6 Oo „ Horace Slade ... 15 15 o 65 „ William Walker ... 114 14 o 73 „ Hy . Geo . Marsden ... 43 15 6 141 „ Chas . VV . Frommholz 78 14 0

157 „ Thomas Cubitt ... 75 12 o 162 „ W . H . Causton ... 24 3 o 167 „ C . H . Fry 47 4 0 169 Temperance Lodge ... 60 o 0 172 ) ,, C . T . Fleck ... > 619 ) ,, Charles Meierhoff ) 5- 10 o

174 ,, Charles Lacey ... 120 16 0 Chapter 176 Comp . J . B . Sorrell ... 54 12 0 Lodge 179 Bro . James W . Cain ... 74 n 0 1 S 1 „ Alfred T . Layton ... 23 I o

Chapter 181 Comp . E . W . Stanton .,, 52 10 0 Lodge 1 S 6 Bro . William VV . Westley So 17 0 197 „ George L . Eyles ... 28 7 0 iyti „ Major Geo . Lambert ,

I * . S . A 10 10 o 20 5 „ R . J . Paton So o o 228 „ James F . Quartley ... 53 14 6 2 35 » E . Luxmore Marshall 15 15 0 ' -59 » J . C . Parkinson , J . P ., D . L 31 10 o 554 ' „ Hugh Cotter 75 o 0

733 » Chas . John Biorn ... 31 10 o 749 „ Henry John 44 18 o 754 „ Edwin Holt 63 0 o 780 „ Charles Coombs ... 38 1 o 781 „ Stephen Hayward ... 225 o o 813 „ L . C . Haslip 59 17 0

S 22 „ H . W . Chambers ... 40 b 6 861 „ Fred . Hallowes ... 3 6 15 o 890 „ Major J . C . Gant ... 32 0 o 901 ,, R . Pittam Stevens ... 210 o o 902 „ Charles Castell ... 30 0 o 907 „ R . VV . Duncan ... A ^ , 907 „ R . VV . Duncan ... A- 3

g 907 „ Richard Jennings ... j 933 JJ William Smith ... 159 1 o 1056 „ Samuel Cochrane ... 86 1 6 1118 „ Kev . H . R . Cooper-Smith , M . A . ... 26 5 0 115 S „ lames Bunker ... 52 10 o

1196 „ Geo . E . Fairchild ... 106 1 o I 2 S 3 „ R . V . Davies 43 1 0 1329 „ J . C . Bradley ... 53 o 6 1360 „ J . H . Gregory ... 90 3 6 13 S 3 „ Jas . Herman de Ricci 126 1 0

1 4 20 „ W . J . Kennaby .., 39 18 o 1 4 21 „ Thomas S . taylor ... O 3 o o 1441 „ John Abbott laylor 40 8 o 1446 „ G . VV . Perry ,., 55 0 o 1471 „ William Shurmur ... 105 o o I 475 JJ J Vickery ... 23 12 6

uiiapter 1507 Comp . W . J . Ferguson ... 36 17 o Lodge 1602 Bro . Reuben A . Homan ,., 25 19 6 Chapter 1604 Comp . James Gibson ... 47 5 o Lodge 1607 Bro . R . S . Gushing ... 11 S 2 6

Chapter 1642 Comp . William J . Murlis 63 o 0 Lodge 170 S Bro . James C . Hayes ... 55 14 0 1716 „ John C . Fittam ... 31 10 o 1719 „ VValter King ... 38 16 6 1732 „ C . Sydney Mote ... 48 11 o

1791 „ Edward Austin ... 78 15 o Lodge of Instruction 1 S 04 Bro . J . Taylor 40 13 6 Lodge 1 S 39 ^ ' H- Cattermole ... 105 0 0 1900 „ O . Phillippe 10 10 0 1 9 01 „ Louis E . Eagle ... 136 10 0

1 9 22 „ William G . Cannon ... 1 5 o 0 ' 9 ^ 4 JJ John Tuck 18 iS 0 2012 „ F . Lawrance , M . B . 52 10 0 2021 ,, Charles Kempton ... 85 0 0 2128 ,, H . J . Giller ... . * ., 21 o 0 21 9 2 „ Major VV . H . Baker 47 14 0 2206 „ W . A , Scurrah ... 100 15 0

THE PROVINCES . BERKS AND BUCKS . 574 Bro . Anthony Kersley ... 26 5 o 945 JJ John T . Morland ... 62 o o 1887 „ Sidney Payne ... 24 3 o

CHESHIRE . 1045 Bro . the Hon . A . de Tatton Egerton , M . P . ... 550 1357 „ Geo . L . Collier ... 21 o o 1357 „ Alfred Hough ... 26 5 0 > 5 ° 5 JJ J . H . Evans 10 10 0

CORNWALL . The Province—Bro . C . Truscott 10 10 0

Stewards' Lists.

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND . The Province £ s . d . Bro . G . J . McKay .,. 911 11 6 " Lodge 12 9 „ Herbert Moser ... 75 S 6 1074 „ Edward Armitage ... 3 6 15 o 221 7 „ T . Atkinson Argles ... 25 5 0

DERBYSHIRE . 1179 Bro . H . F . Day kin ... 26 5 o DEVONSHIRE . 1402 Bro . John Chapman .,, 47 5 o DURHAM . The Province Bro . C . S . Lane 123 15 0

ESSEX . Chapter 51 Comp . Richard Clowes ... 14 14 o Lodge 453 Bro . Fred . Chas . Dixie ... 63 10 6 1437 „ Henry Thos . Hardy 57 15 o

GLOUCESTERSHIRE . 82 Bro . J . Brook-Smith , M . A . 550 „ R . V . Vassar-Smith 31 10 0 1067 „ W . C . Heane ... 37 5 6 HANI'S AND ISLE OF WIGHT . 4 S 7 Bro . J . W . Boughton ... 15 15 o 206 S ., T . Tuffnell 21 0 o

HERTFORDSHIRE . 403 Bro . Rav . C . WiganHervey 36 8 o 404 ,, Geo . E . Lake ... 31 10 o ' 315 JJ W . H . Lewis ... 33 5 6 15 S 0 „ R . H . Halford ... 23 12 o ,, C . E . Keyser ... 21 o 6

KENT . Bro . Rev . W . Hayman Cummings ... 21 0 o 12 7 „ F . VV . Willett ... 95 o o 709 ,, F . Hughes-Hallett ... 65 3 o

829 „ VV . G = o . Mison ... 36 15 o 913 „ Henry Mason ... 6 3 o o 1206 ,, R . Joynes Emmerson 25 4 o 122 3 „ Philip S . Darnell ... Lodge and Chapter 1414 Bro . Rev . T . S . Curteis ... 5 * 5 15 o

EAST LANCASHIRE . Lodge , g J Bro . J . W . Kenyon \ 44 „ Alfred B . Bennett 62 „ N . A . Earle ...

62 „ John Chadwick 146 „ Thos . Nightingale 20 4 „ William Bagnell 210 „ James Bromley 2 sf } » W . V . Stallon

317 „ W . B . Akerman 317 „ VV . J . Cunliffe 317 „ J . W . Edwards 317 , j J * VVilson ... 317 „ J . Garside ... 317 „ J . Robinson ... 317 „ V . M . Vultchoff

325 „ John Ramsbottom 325 „ Evan Williams 34 6 „ John Dewhurst 34 S „ John Kenyon \ 2 S 73 II 6 350 ,, Titus Fletcher / 6 45 „ Max Weigenthaler S 15 ,, Col . Hy . L . Rucca

993 ,, C . D . Cheetham 993 JJ John Stovold 100 9 „ George Hunt 100 9 „ George VV . VVilson 10 JQ „ George Everatt 1052 ,, Samuel VVarburton 1055 , j Robert Williamson

10 77 JJ Joseph Bridgiord 1161 „ Arthur H . Jefferis 1634 „ Henry Heys 1697 „ R . Rawlinson 1723 ,, E . G . Haywood 1723 „ Matthew Fielding

1723 „ A . Cosgrave 773 JJ W . Hardcastle 179 S „ George Board 179 S , j J- D . Bogliaco 179 S „ L . Frankenstein /

VVEST LANCASHIRE . 1393 Bro . VV . C . Envin ... 31 o o 157 ° JJ A . J . J . Bamford ... 10 10 o I 57 o „ Robert Foote

MIDDLESEX . 123 7 Bro . William Binnie ... $ 2 10 o 123 S „ Job Gillingham ... A . 123 S „ I ' . liab Rogers ) I 0 ° 1326 „ J . C . Goslin 15 15 o 1326 „ Frederick Stanley ... 11 5 o

I 56 „ R . H . Dillon ... \ , 1567 „ John Mason ... J ' 54 4 0 1579 „ H . W . Greenwood .., 24 3 o ' 597 11 Dr . William Cock ... 21 o o 1733 JJ Alfred Tucker ... 35 8 o ' § 97 JJ John Weston ... 10 iS 6 2183 „ J . Fiost Creswiek ... 15 15 o

MONMOUTHSHIRE . Bro . Capt . S . G . Homfray 2 G 5 o 457 JJ F . Atkinson Powell ... 36 15 o 471 „ William Pickford ... 105 11 6 6 S 3 „ A . Herbert Oliver ... 73 10 o S 18 „ John Owen Marsh ... 27 6 o 1098 „ John J . Williams ... 26 5 o

125 S „ Hartley Feather ... 550 1429 „ Alfred Taylor ... 68 5 o 1562 „ J . T . Thomas , M . D . 37 o o 2186 ,, Rev . Dan . G . Davies 11 o 6 Rose Croix Chapter 34 Bro . Lt .-Col . A . T . Perkins 21 0 0