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nig ht gave him theoppoitunity of saying that the work the Masonic Institutions were doing in training and educating the children of Freemasons w as a great work , a work by which they could show to the world that Masonry was not a selfish institution , and he could go further , and say , as he was told that in the Institution for tbe education of the bojs , and in the Sister Institution for the education of the girls , there were scholars belonging to

brethren of the Colonies . If anything was wanted to show the cosmopolitan character of Freemasonry it was that , for the universality of Masonic Charity knew no bounds . It was to bim a very great privilege to be present in such a company , to gaze upon the scenery and drink in the richness c f light and colour , and he and his wife would take back with them a remembrance of what they had seen when ihey took their homeward journey down

South . He felt the visit to the Old Country to be the jubilee year of his life ; he bad been rewarded by that great and magnificent gathering of the Craft in the Albert Hall , under the Grand Master , and by the great pageant of our beloved Queen ' s procession , of love and loyalty , finishing up with tbat great spectacle of England's might and strength for the preservation of right and the suppression of wrong . He thanked the Chairman for the

sympathetic manner in which he had referred to South Africa and on behalf of the Transvaal brethren , he might say their prayer was that the Great Architect mig ht preserve them from that terrible of all calamities—war . He recalled a remark recently made by a distinguished brother in the Craft who said that so far as English Freemasonry was concerned , he was glad to say the Craft was under British rule . With all fraternal spirit he joined issue with that

brother , because one of the happiest of his reflections of the Transvaal was the peifect unanimity and the perfect working together with which all Masonry there had gone on . They rejoiced in building a Masonic Temple , both the Dutch and the Englhh working together heartily and sympathetically . He trusted that the good work which they were that evening doing would go on and never fail .

Lord HENRY CAVENDISH B ENTINCK next proposed "Success to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " He said he was reading in a comic paper the other day their Institutions described as one of the bri ghtest jewels in the regalia of Masonry . The weather perhaps was too hot to indulge in such flowery language , but he thought every one present would agree with him in thinking that this Institution was one of which every

Mason ought to be very proud indeed , and one which he should support to the best of his ability . ( Hear , hear . ) He did not propose that night to enter into the past history of the Institution ; all thebrethren were probably better acquainted with it than himself . Suffice it for him to remind them that until 99 years ago this Institution was not founded . It was then established by Bro . Wm . Burwood , P . M . and Treas . of the United Mariners

Lodge , now No . 30 , with other brethren of that lodge , and the number of scholars was six until 1 R 13 it was joined with another similar school . In 1857 they knew its present site at Wood Green was bought and the boys who up to that time were merely clothed and educated were admitted as boarders , and the progress of the Institution since then had been continued and it increased to such an extent that in 1863 the total

number in the School was 100 and now it was 279 . But success had its disadvantages sometimes and now they were face to face with the fact that the pressure from inside and from outside was great . What he meant to say was , that the School was increasing to such a degree that its requirements were increasing , and the ground outside the School was

being built upon at such a rate , that the Board of Management had come to the conclusion that it was high time they bought a new site . This they had accordingly done , and secured a fine piece of land at Bushey . He believed that before very long they would make an appeal to the Craft to support them , so that they might embark upon building the new School , and he was sure that appeal would be well responded to . He had no manner of doubt

on the subject , because it was one in which he believed the great Brotherhood was practically unanimous . ( Hear . hear . ) If there was any brother who had a doubt upon the question , he would strongly advise him to take the train and go down to VVood Green , where he would be convinced that to keep up wilh modern r < quirements the Board of Management should build a fresh lavatory and provide means for technical education to be carried out . As this could not be done there , it was necessary that the School should be

removed without delay . They were lucky indeed in having a Board of Management in which every brother had perfect confidence . Everything was excellently managed . He noticed that Lord Fitzgibbon speaking the other day at the Masonic Institution for Girls in the North of Ireland , said that that school was so economically managed that the waste would not feed a cat . ( Laughter ) . He did not know whether the brethren would

expect that ; but from what he saw the pi evious afternoon it was easy for him to say that the Institution was managed in a most splendid way . The brethren were lucky also in having a head master who combined with great ability liberal-mindedness . From his own experience that was a very great thing in a schoolmaster , and so Iorg as the Institution , the head master , and the board of Management worked so well together , they need not have the

slig htest fear that the School would be well carried out , and that the boys sent there would be fitted to go out into the world to " run the race which is set b Jore them . " With this toast he would couple the name of one who had taken a great part in the management of the Institution , Bro . Keyser , the Treasurer , whose generous gifts , he believed , were well-known , and for whxh they were very grateful to him . ( Applause ) .

The toast was heartily honoured . Bro . C . E . KEYSER , P . G . D ., said , in reply , that it was a great pleasure to him and those who had the management of the Institution to find so large and impoitant a galheiingof its supporters present . They were all in a state of anxiety as to the result of this Festival . The Institution had certain expenses which they must keep up year by year , and these were mainlv

defrayed by the contributiens of the Stewards and lady Stewards . Their anxiety would be soon allayed , although they could not expect the grand results they had had the last four or live years , but they expected enough to keep up the expenses of the comirg year . The Chairman had brought the claims ef the Institution so strongly before the company that if any ladies or brethien had any qualms of conscier . ee as to whether thev had

contributed sufficient , he hoped th-y would not hesitate to increase it . The Institution was then in a state of unrest . They had to look forward to its centenary next year and to the very important step they were going to take in removing the School from Wood Green to liushev . Wilh regard to the centenary , he hoped they would meet with

a generous and undivided support . If they removed the School they would n quire a very large sum of money . In iSS . S , at ihe Centenary of the Girls ' School , - £ . 51 , was collected . At the Jubilee of the Benevolent Institution n 1 S 92 , £ 69 , 003 was got together . As the Craft was steadil y increasing ,

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he hoped they would not go back in the amount to be collected at the Centenary of the Boys , but that it would be greatly added to . The removal of the School was determined upon after much consideration , and after going through all the circumstances of the case , and although there had been a great amount of opposition and of doubt as to the wisdom of the step , the Board were convinced that it was the' proper thing to do . Those who

visited the School the day before must have been struck with the arrangemen ' . s . There were many experts on the Board who had rendered good service to the Institution , and he could sifely say that everything had been done for the comfort and benefit of the boys which was possible . The School was increasing every day and there was now no room for another boy . They were looking forward to the time when they could increase the

number to 400 or 500 . He hoped they would not lose a great amount of money by the move , but of course they must look forward to spending a great deal of additional money . The Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the other two Masonic Institutions had taken away a great deal of money , but he hoped what they collected that night for the Boys' School would cause people to say "O wonderful Masons ! " In 183 7 when the Oueen

came to the Throne the " Masonic Quarterly Review " said ^ 400 was subscribed to this School , and it was considered very wonderful and it was more than sufficient for the needs of the Institution . He hoped they would get more than £ 400 that night . It was a very critical period in the life of the great Masonic Institutions . Bro . J . M . MCLEOD , P . G S . B ., Secretary , then read the following STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . 1 Bro . Newton Dunn ... 31 10 o 2 „ Johnjupe 33 12 o 4 „ Robt . L . Devonshire 21 00 5 „ A . S . Reed 50 o o G „ W . H . N . Goschen ... 52 io o 7 „ E . F . Schmattan ... 46 4 o S ,, Arthur L . Coles ... 25 14 6

10 „ Dr . R . D . Sweeting * 45 13 o 14 „ R . D . Hancock ... 21 o o 19 „ J . H . Whadcoat ... 10 10 0 21 „ Major R . L . S . Badham 36 15 o 23 „ John Verity 21 o o 25 „ Henrv L . Davis ... 34 7 o 2 G „ VV . H . Propert ... 24 3 o

2 S „ Albert F . Calvert ... 29 „ George Grant ... 33 12 o 45 „ G . Green Symons ... GS 5 0 4 C „ Rowland Plumbe ... 52 10 o 5 S „ Thos . C . Tanner ... 112 70 59 „ A . S . Berenburg ... 14 S n 6 01 „ V . B . M . Zanchi ... 33 12 o

101 ,, Benjamin Dowsett ... 45 3 o 134 „ Dr . Alex . Findlater ... 35 3 o 141 „ Jos . Gluckstein ... 59 iC 6 147 „ John Dixon 34 15 6 1 C 2 „ Charles Ronaldson ... 2100 172 „ Richard Cawley ... S 4 o 0

173 „ N . R . Hart 04 1 0 17 G „ M . Slaughter ... 52 10 o ' 79 » James Watts ... 84 o o 1 S 8 „ Lewis Lazarus ... 100 o o 194 „ Charles Hunt ... 77 14 o 107 .. His Honour ludee

Masterman ... 42 o o 19 S „ James Cowlin ... J ] 6 o 201 „ Alfred Davies ... 91 7 0 211 „ Arthur B . Spawforth 12 12 o 217 „ J . F . Jones 25 o o 231 „ Uiarles D . Hoblyn ... 49 7 o 235 » John M . Courage ... 259 ,, C . Vincent Cottercll 52 10 o

435 „ George Michiel ... 5190 534 „ Bernard Abrahams ... 10 o o 54 S „ Walter Jones ... 52 10 o 569 „ Charles W . P . Dyke 103 3 o 720 „ George Treves ... 70 o 0 733 » John Walford ... 33 12 o

765 „ Henry E . King ... 71 8 0 857 „ R . T . Grisenthwaite 64 1 o SGo „ T . B . Dodson ... 21 o o SG 2 „ W . Bradford S 70 „ Walter Martin ... G 3 0 o

901 „ G . R . Fisher ... 44 0 0 902 „ Charles Butcher ... 43 1 o 917 ,, H . E . Sanders 957 „ M . Burgoyne ... 3 G 15 o 1017 ,, S . A . Rothschild ... 27 G o 1118 ,, His Hon . Judge Masterman

117 S „ F . W . Green ... 47 5 o C 185 „ Alfred Wood ... 123 iS o 1201 „ Alexander Reside ... 47 5 o 121 G „ R . A . Marshall ... 52 10 o 1259 „ J . VV . Westmoreland 23 S 70 12 G 0 „ J . R . Reep 82 2 o

127 S „ Herbert Grant 1 3 20 „ Samuel Johnson ... G 5 1 G 132 S „ Charles Smith ... 23 12 6 13 ( 10 ,, W . F . Driver ... 52 10 o 1366 „ R . Pain Walkden ... 21 o o 1382 „ G . Brindley G 5 2 o 138-1 „ E . Flower , M . P . ...

1420 „ George J . Wright ... 20 o o 1445 „ II . Winkley 38 17 o ¦ 5 ° 7 „ Joseph Bate ... ... 72 19 o 539 » W . G . Cannon ... 32 11 o 1540 „ Joseph H . Polak ... 65 2 o ' 558 „ James A . Shelton ... 150 3 o 1572 „ J-G . Poynter ... 54 1 G

15 SO „ E . T . Clarke 52 10 o 1 599 » E . J . Wickenden ... G 7 14 G 1 G 02 „ G . K . Wheeler ifio 4 „ Fred . W . Ogg ... 53 o G iGu 8 „ Charles Morrison ... 100 0 o 1613 „ F . Page 78 15 o

1 G 15 „ SirW . G . Pearcc . Bart . 35 o o 1 G 24 „ W . J . Hillyar ( see also Kent ) 1 G 5 S „ H . B . Buckeridge ... 42 o o 1 G 71 „ James G . Vigo ... 150 o o 1 GS 7 „ Thomas J . Bolton ... 85 1 o 1 G 93 „ Arthur VV . Cooper ... 52 10 o

1901 „ Frederick E . Pow 7 1901 „ A . H . Fraser j " 5 10 o 1 9 10 „ Henry J . Kluht ... 15 it o 2012 „ Richard J . Steel ... 2030 „ George White ... 75 o o 2098 „ John J . Done ... 2 i ( , 0 212 7 „ S . H . T . Arrnitage , M . D ,,

Lod S £ s . d . 1704 Bro . Hugh E . Diamond ... 30 9 o 1704 „ Major H . Vane Stow 30 o o 172 S „ Charles Weil ... 75 : g ' 743 „ Henry C . Lonsdale ... 114 19 6 17 S 9 „ W . Shackleton ... 7 S 10 o 1791 » R . N . Larter 202 13 o 1 S 15 „ George Jas . Wright 14 3 G Ib 39 > , Charles Hernekev ... 20 10 n

. 21 GS „ John P . Harding ... iio 5 o 2202 „ John Wilkins 7 2202 „ Frank E . Osborne j ° ° 226 5 „ L . S . Genese ... 50 o o 22 9 1 „ Joseph H . Pavitt ... 103 G o 2 3 10 „ J . A . Braik 55 2 G 2 3 ' 9 , > James Thomson ... 21 11 n

2332 „ Edward W . Higgs ... 115 ib o 2361 „ Walter Ginger , J . P . 200 o o 240 S „ Dr . F . H . Gervis ... 43 o o 2 4 11 „ A . P . Belrouth ... 410 0 o 2455 „ H . T . Brickwell ... 35 2 6 245 G „ H . B . Weaver ... 2 ? A n

24 SS „ Alfred J . Thomas ... GS 5 o 2 5 12 „ T . Blanco White ... 105 o o 2535 „ E . L . P . Valeriani ... 415 5 o 2551 „ W . M . Stiles ... 27 6 o 257 S „ Maj . H . Vane Stow ( see also No . 171 S

25 S 1 „ Imre Kiralfy too 0 o 2621 „ R . A . Marshall ( see also No . 121 G ... 2 G 4 S „ Alfred Siunders ... 37 iG o Lodges of Instruction 1 G 7 Bro . W . Hillier 84 o o 1507 J" J * * Saunders ... 42 o o

COMMITTEE DINNER CLUB . . Bro . John Glass 8 9 5 o GAVEL CLUB . „ VV . G . Kentish ... 31 10 o

UNATTACHED . Bro . * Frank Adams — „ * J ohn C . Alton — „ * Stanley J . Attenborough — „ * Rich . Ballinger

—„ » W . H . Bailey — „ G . R . Blades ,, A . Stewart Brown ... 3 G 15 o „ VV . P . Brown 10 10 o ,, VV . H . Burney 31 10 o ,, * Geori _ e II . Burns ... — ., * W . H . Butler

„ » C . W . Chandler ~ „ W . H . ClfTen 5 5 o „ I . Campbell Johnstone ... 10 10 o ,, * C . Hunwicks Cooper ... — „ * CharIes H . Denny ... — „ John C . Edwards ... 10 10 o

„ Francis Gosnay 10 10 o „ Tern Green — „ Robe * t Grey 21 o o „ James Irvine 10 10 o „ W . H . Kempster , M . D . 10 10 o „ Frank R . Kenning ... 10 10 o „ ' ^ Walter R . King

—„ Capt . C . J . Knightley ... 10 10 o „ John Larkin , J . P . „ W . S . Lawrence 21 o 0 „ * John Lusty , jun „ H . Thomson Lyon ... 10 ID O „ J . M . McLeod G 3 o 0 „ Horace B . Marshall ,

M . A ., J . P 21 o o „ J . II . Matthews 52 10 0 „ * Daniel Mayer — „ Alderman W . V . Morgan 105 o 0 „ E . D . Oppert „ * J . R . Pakeman

,, * 0 = car Philippe — „ F . VV . Prior 15 15 0 „ David Kingrose 2100 „ A . Farquharson Roberts „ Thomas Simkins — „ C . J . Smith 10 10 o „ George F . Smith 10 10 0