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province it had been for years to acknowledge the toast . He ( Bro . Keyser ) undertook the task with very great dilliience , although on such an occasion it was very easy for anyone to do so . He first thanked the noble Chairman for his kindness in coming forward to preside at this

festival , and he congratulated him on the magnificent way in which his chairmanship was supported . On behalf of the Institution he thanked the ladies and brethren who had come forward as Stewards . Except on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Institution , in iSi ) . ' , there had never been such a large and influential Board of Stewards as at this festival . If anything could prove what a grip there was among Masons , it was on an occasion like this . When they were asked to subscribe they subscribed ;

they did not shut their purses when asked to give ; they were willing to g ive on behalf of those who fought for them in South Africa , and in addition , to give to the Masonic Institutions a good round sum—those Institutions of which they were all p roud . With regard to the Benevolent Institution , he could honestly say it was worthy of the fullest support . It was energetically and economically managed ; it had an admirable Secretary in Bro . Terry , who had been many years Secretary ,

and it was hoped -he would be spared many many years . Bro . Terry was abl y supported b y his staff and by Committees , of which he ( Bro . Keyser ) was proud to be one . He was proud of going to Croj don on Monday , and seeing that the Chairman was pleased with what he saw . He believed the Institution was as well managed as any . .. . . ., . . , . , ,-.. •l . _ J : j __ . !__ .. . 1 U mC

Institution in the country . The Chairman had said what the number of annuitants was . Had it occurred to the brethren the immense relief it was to those who , from unavoidable circumstances of calamity o misfortune , had been reduced to the lowest ebb of poverty and distress , to think that after fig hting the battles of the world he had £ 40 a year , or a widow £ 32 a year paid every quarter in advance T It was a great pleasure to know that we could make their lives sweet- He did not think any Institution was

doing more good than this Institution , and therefore he commended it to the brethren ' s support , and he hoped the splendid support they had already given would be an earnest , and the great Masonic Institutions would have that support they so thoroughly deserved-Bro . TERRY then read the lists , but prefaced the announcement by saying that there were 599 Stewards , 268 from London , 328 from the

Provinces , and three from Foreign parts . The London lists amounted to £ 11 , 699 . The premier list was that of the Friars Lodge , represented by Bro . David Moss , with a total of . £ 572 . The next highest was the Lodge of Sincerity , which for 47 years had never failed to send a Steward to this Institution . It was represented by Bro . J . W . Fox , and sent £ 231 8 s . 6 d . Then there was the Marquess of Ripon Lodge , represented by Bro . Edwin George , P . M ., with £ 223 16 s . Thirty-four London lodges tent over ^ , 100 each . STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . 1 Bro . Col . Pryce - Jones , M . P 25 o o 2 „ H . F . Manisty . LL . B . 2750 3 „ Rev . J . Rupert Patterson 6 _ o o 4 „ Cyril Plummer ... 31 10 o 5 „ 13 . G . Gardner ... 5 6 13 o 5 „ Hugh Wyatt ... 21 00

Chapter 5 Comp . AuboneS . Reed ... 11 11 o Lodge 7 Bro . E . A . Smith So 17 o S „ I . Leach Barrett ... 2 G 15 6

15 „ Geo . F . Smith ( see also 2454 ) ... 119 11 o iS „ Col . Clifford Probyn 10 10 o 19 ,, J . H . Merrett ... 34 13 o 21 „ Sidney Gotto ... 53 11 o

22 „ F . VV . Golby ... 52 S o 23 „ Jocelyn Brandon ... 55 < j G Chapter 25 Comp . A . A . Frigout ... ifi 16 o Lodge 2 O Bro . P . P . Whitcombe ... 31 10 o 2 S „ P . J . Machin ... 35 2 o 29 „ A . M . VVilson ... 2100 30 „ George Faggs ... 35 7 o 45 „ \ V . G . Mills 15 15 o 49 „ Ma ior Eustace Anderson 93 9 o Chapter 5 S Comp . R . W . Wallace , Q . C 7 8 15 o

Lodge 59 Bro . 'H . A . Tobias ... 73 10 o 59 „ B . Newgass ijo „ Frank 1 . Slade ... 175 17 o O 3 ,, John V . Roberts ... 52 10 o Ci _ „ James Smart ... OS 5 o Oy „ VV . J . Gow 73 10 0 72 „ Joseph Cohen ... 52 10 o

73 „ Fras . K . Wrigley ... 61 5 o 79 „ W . Greatorex ... C 4 o o S 7 „ A . J . Swash 57 2 o 134 „ A . F . Thomson ... 42 10 6 144 „ Col . J . G . Unite ... 27 G 0 147 „ John Cook 105 o o 157 » William Smith ... 42 3 6 162 „ A . B . Kent 25 4 o

1 G 5 „ Henry limis ... 10 10 0 ldt ) ,, C . VV . Cobon ... (> 5 1 u 172 „ Louis VV . Fleck ... 39 2 <> 174 ,, Alfred Cncl-s ... 231 S f > Chapter 17 ( 1 Comp . Lionel VV . Harris . | S f > o Lodge 1 S 0 Bro . A . VV . Dennis ... G 3 0 o Chapter

155 Comp . J . A . Witthaus ... 05 o G Lodge 156 Bro . W . S . Page 7017 fi 193 ,, J « W . Simton ... 12 G o o I . 7 „ rlairy Kent ... 227 ,, A . J . Thomas ... 22 1 0 22 S ,, Hen * . J . Douthwaite 235 „ J . M . Courage 25 G „ J . A . Farnfield ... 3 G 15 o ; 259 „ A . D . Hansell ... 15 15 o \

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Chapter i , s . d . 54 S Comp . F . Morgan ... 52 10 o Lodge 554 Bro . J . VV . Laurance ... 5166 5 ( 19 „ VV . H . Hillman ... 175 8 o Gig „ C . A . Hunton ... 54 9 o 754 ,, B . Stocker 255 3 o 781 „ S . VV . Bull 194 8 o 813 ,, R . Clarke 73 10 o 822 „ V . W . F . Dickens ... 84 17 o

S 34 „ J . H . King S 34 „ John Worth 12 G 5 o S 34 „ A . J . Dalton 31 10 o SGi „ C . Greaves 8 G 2 „ A . Clarkson ... G 6 3 o

S 71 „ F . E . Wright ... go iG G 902 „ J . J . Fifield G 3 o o go ? „ 0 . F . Rossiter ... 87 3 o Chapter 933 Comp . James Boulton ( see

also Lodge 2 G 32 ) Lodge 1044 Bro . A . C . A . Higerty ... 2100 105 G „ G . [ . Gissing ... 47 10 o 11 5 0 „ S . J . Notley 52 10 o 115 S „ T . Green 2 G 5 o 122 S „ * F . Morrison — 122 S „ J . A . Iharp 1257 » E . Cole 10 10 o 1259 „ H . Warner -21 o o 12 G 0 „ John Barlow ... 94 10 o I 2 fig „ G . W . Smith ... no 5 o 127 S „ H . T . E . Lloyd ... 30 10 o 12 SS „ W . H . Pocklington ... 155 5 o 130 G „ G . VV . Danson

1329 „ B . I . Whitehead ... G 3 o o ¦ 349 »> David Moss 572 o o 13 G 0 ,, A . E . Halfhide _ ... 100 o o i _ GG „ A Collinson Smith ... 75 17 o : 13 S 3 ,. A . VV . Flint ... ... 54 4 6 13 S 3 ,, Campbell M . Wynne 82 14 o 1425 „ A . C oilman GG 3 o 144 G „ W . G . Hale 12 G 0 0

1472 „ T . H . Lait 5 G 3 o 14 S 9 „ Edwin George ... 223 1 6 1537 „ G : o . N . Abernethy ... i 15 G 3 „ H . J . Homer ... 10 io o 1572 „ W . W . Arter ... 5 G 14 o i- ; SG „ J . G . Ohlfon ... G 3 o o 1 G 13 „ F . W . Reddell ... GS 5 o 1 G 22 „ Henry Potter ... 3 G 15 o

1 G 24 „ VV . K . Lane 47 15 fi 1 ( 127 „ E . Glac'cr 37 5 fi lCidS ,, George Levin ... 52 10 o 1 G 70 ,, Geo . W . Eve ... 52 10 o 1 ( 1 * 17 ,, Geo . Herbert-Burns < . 3 <> o : KM ; „ Arthur White ... 84 o o ifiij 5 „ R . S . Coliden ( see I also No . 2309 ) ... 17 ) 7 ,, M . F . Cadman

17 if , „ Frank VV . Whitlock 10 S o o 1728 „ W . G . Smith ... 6 4 1 o 1743 ,, 11 . C , Lonsdale ... G _ 10 o 171 v >> Frank Norman ... 8 9 o o 1 S 04 „ C . M . Holland 1 S 28 ,, J . Henry Richardson 51 3 o is . ji ,, Geo . May 45 2 1 , njoi „ R . W . Thomas ... 63 o 0 1922 „ * W , G . Cannon ( see also No . 2 GS 3 ) ... —

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Lodge f . s . d . 192 S „ H . L . Bell 79 ° ° ¦ a ? ** W * " ¦ , ; » tham 1 . 45 . 9 0 19 ( 12 „ Jas . C . lilt ... ) *> J 19 G 3 Collected by Bro . W . T . Wynn 37 ' 5 °

19 G 4 ,, John Chapman ... 106 1 o 2012 „ W . C . Miller 202 9 „ T . P . Baptie , J . P ., D . L 10 10 o 20 3 ° ,. J . A . Yapp 120 15 o Lodge of Instruction 2090 Bro . VV . H . Cave ... 3 G 15 o Lodge Sefton

210 S ,, J . Mayors ... 35 17 o 210 S „ B . Schonberger ... 3 3 0 Chapter 21 oS Comp . Hermann Klein ... 67 4 o Lodge 2128 Bro . W . Nicholson Haydon 65 o o 2150 „ Albert Craddock ... 135 19 G 21 9 2 „ Geo . S . Collins ... 45 3 o 2202 WGAdcock (

„ . . see alao Lodge 2763 ) 22 4 2 „ R . S . Ellis 31 io o 22 ( 5 5 ,, H Raphael 229 c Collected by Bro . Bush , VV . M S 5 3 o 2319 Bro . E . ] ohnston Gordon 38 17 o mJ .-J .-.. « . . J . J" VW-. ^ . « . « u .. ., ~ ., ~

23 G 1 „ J . A . Adams ... 89 5 o -395 >> William Cambden ... 40 19 o 2409 „ Edward Black "J 2- ) ' » y >> J . G . Stevens > 120 o o 2409 ,, A . R . Trew .. J 2427 ,, E . Gerson ... ... in G o 2454 „ G . F . Smith ( see also Lodge is ) ...

244 C ,, Arthur Underbill , LL . D 57 14 o 24 GG „ Edward J . Wood ... 05 2 o 24 G 7 ,, Henry Alann ... 1 G 2 4 G 2484 „ Joseph Toon * > 2484 „ fc . I . Lea ... j J * " > 24 SS „ J . R . Cleave ... 105 o o

2 5 „ Walter S . Bunting ... 270 iS o 2 5 00 ,. G . Scott Miller ** ] 2500 „ John Almond 2500 „ F . G . Dray ... 2 5 00 „ W . G . A . Edwards 2500 „ W . Scott Miller I 2500 „ J . F . Percival \ 2500 „ Arthur Pain j 2500 „ Thos . Whitford I 2500 „ A . Reid j 2 5 00 ,, E . S . Miller ... J Chapter 2511 Comp . Jas . Pinder Lodge

2511 Bro . J . H . Milton ... 63 o o 2511 „ John Gordon ... 10 10 o 2 5 ,, A . Rusby 2512 „ T . Blanco White ... 10 10 0 2512 „ Rev . J . W . St . Clare Hill 52 10 o 252 S „ J . Robert Hosker 47 3 o 2535 ,, J- J- Thomas ( see

also Lodge 2421 , Bucks ) 42 o o 254 G „ G . H . Robinson ... 34 13 o 25 G 5 „ J . A . Carpenter ... 11 10 o 25 S 1 „ Chas . J . Kiralfy ... G 3 5 o 2 G 01 „ R . Pain Walkden ... So 7 o 2 C 03 „ Edward White ... 35 14 o 2 G 32 „ Walter Gladding ... 31 12 o

2632 „ James Boulton ( see also Chapter 933 ) 27 7 o 2 G 4 S „ T . Simpson 142 7 6 2 G 50 „ John F . Roberts ( see also Lodges 63 and 2 G 93 ) 2 GG 5 „ C . B . Carter ... 4 S 19 G 2 G 93 „ John F . Roberts ( see

also Lodges G 3 and 2 G 50 ) 26 9 G „ Percy E . Beard ( see also Lodge 1734 , Essex ) 2 ( 198 „ C . Goodman 2609 „ H . Hudson 73 iG G

2722 „ S . Case 21 o o 273 G „ Col . G . j . Parkyn ... 21 o o 2739 ,, E . Roehrlch 109 4 o 2742 „ W . II . G . Rudderforth 42 o o 2743 „ H . Trask 150 o o 2754 „ H . Carman 34 2 G 3754 „ G . W . Duck 10 10 o 27 G 3 „ VV . G . Adcock ( seel

also Lodge 2202 ) ^ 28 70 27 6 3 ,, J . C . Brunjes ... J 275 S ,, John J . Orr 15 15 o 27 G 5 ,, J . Worth 12 G 5 o 276 G „ " C . Thwaites 52 iS o 2771 „ F . Trehavke Davies G iG o 27 S 9 „ D . Mayer 52 10 o UNATTACHED . Bro . James Terry 172 o o „ A . W . Humphreys ... 73 10 o „ VV . H . Bailey G 3 o o „ J . T . Nash 3 G 15 0 „ H , J . Collier 5 5 o

„ * Walter C . Tyler — ,, Henry Kemp 10 10 0 „ * A . Haig-Brown — „ George Rankin ( Gavel Club ) 2 G 5 0 „ * I " . VV . Chant ( see also Lodge 212 S ) — „ Geo . 1 " . Baker — „ C . F . King — ,, Frank Sweetland „ 'GeorgeGeen — „ * Imre Kiralfy — „ * C . H . Cooper — „ * Sydney C . Driver ... —

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Bro . * Arthur G . Lister — „ * 1 . H . Crickmay — „ * VV . Wilkie Jones ... — „ * A . Wright — „ J . VV . Elvin 10 10 o „ Frank R . Kenning ... 10 10 o „ * W . J . Lodge — „ John Nanson 10 10 o

„ H . T . Brickwell „ Gerald W . E . Loder , M . P . 21 o o „ Percy G . Driver 38 17 o „ Thomas Cohu 10 10 0 „ * J . R . Pakeman — „ C . Hines 10 10 o „ H . Bown — „ las . E . Terry 10 10 0

„ H . B . Marshall 26 5 o ,, Ernest Hart „ * Robert T . Sharp — ? „ * Iames Timmins — „ * 3 . E . Firminger — „ * J . W . Morrell — „ H . F . Kingdon

,, H . forties „ F . W . Prior 10 10 o „ H . W . Smart ,, * Geo . Spice ... ... — „ Stanley J . Attenborough 36 15 o „ * F . Neary „ II . J . Ollive 10 10 o ,, E . Brindley

„ Geo . F . Carr „ * J . Bergmann — ,, Chas . Robinson „ W . II . Gardner ... •... 10 10 o „ * Max . H . Von Omme ... — „ Spencer VV . S . Morris ... 15 15 o „ Alfred G . Hayman ... 10 10 o

„ Richard Davies 10 10 o „ S . Ellis „ W . T . Tharp „ C . G . Marcus ... ... 10 10 o „ B . G . Elliott „ VV . Webber 10 10 o ,, H . G . Cox .. * W . P . Wilton

—„ J . Yardley Johnson „ P . A . C . Wilkinson „ A . J . Harman ... „ J . S . Green 3 3 0 „ * J . S . Wilton — „ F . W . Green „ Geo . Gaddes „ Alfred Page

LADIES . Mrs . M . A . Christian ... ... 43 1 o „ J . H . Milton „ Nellie Smith 10 10 o „ James Stephens „ Henry Kemp 5 5 o

„ E . Pierpoint ... 7 . „ „ „ „ C . Cooper ... \ V ° ° „ A . Craddock „ T . Blanco White , ; Geo . Levin

„ A . E . Chant „ W . F . Simpson Miss M . B . Smithson Mrs . W . G . Cannon 10 ; o o

PROVINCES . BEDFORDSHIRE . Lodge £ s . d . 2343 Bro . Rev . V . P . Wyatt ... 30 10 0

BERKSHIRE . Lodge 414 Bro . VV . Haynes 42 o o 574 „ VValter G . Crombie 22 16 o 771 „ VV . E . Kington ... 17 16 o 945 „ G . H . Morland ( see also Rose Croix

Chapter No . 117 ) 15 GG „ C . Batting 50 o o 156 G „ W . T . Porter 2 G 71 „ J . M . Payne 2 G 71 „ W . A . Hardy ... 10 10 o 2760 „ C . E . Keyser ... 115 10 o Unattached Bro . D . Bidmead

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . The Lord Addington , P . G . M . ( Chairman ) 105 o o Lodge 591 Bro . R . J . Thomas ... 591 „ A . S . Lightwood ... 591 „ S . L . Grist so 1 „ A . B . Watson ... S 5 o

631 „ Rev . Sir B . Savory 631 „ Sir George D . Harris S 40 „ C . A . Park 50 o o Chapter S 4 oComp . the Rev . W . L . Harnett 15 15 o Lodge 1410 Bro . H . T . Wickham ... 43 1 o

1 5 01 „ B . R . Wright ... 10 10 o 1501 „ Walter Birch ... 31 10 o 1501 „ William Williams ... 10 10 o Chapter 1501 Comp . Joseph Bliss ... 21 o o Lodge 1 G 39 Bro . S . Calladine 20 3 6 1787 „ C . A . Bennett ... 15 15 o 17 S 7 „ F . W . Denchlield ... 15 15 o

Chapter 1 S 94 Comp . Arthur Turner .,. 21 o o Lodge 1 S 94 Bro . VV . Dicks Shuard ... 31 4 o 1 S 94 „ W . Woollett ... 13 6 6 1 S 94 „ J . Evan Bowen ... 10 10 o 1 S 94 „ J . D . Carter 10 10 o 2244 „ S . E . Hipwell ... 3 6 15 o 22 G 2 „ II . VV . Clemow ... 31 10 o