Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS— . The Centenary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... 205 Ars Quatuor Coronatorum ... ... ... ... •••266 United Grand Lodge ( Quarterly Communication ) ... ... " * ... -fy Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ( Quarterly Communication ) ... ... 2 OS Craft Masonry ... ... •¦•... ••••••2 ( 5 9
MASONIC NOTESQuarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge ... ... ... 271 Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ... 271 ( jrand Mark Honours _ ... ... ... ... •¦• 271 Quarterly Communication of District Grand Lodge of Natal ... ... 271 Quarterly Convocation of District Grand Chapter of Natal ... ... 271 Bro . Sadler's New Work ... ... ... ... ... 271
Reviews ... ... ¦••••••••••••••^ 1-Provincial Grand Chapter of North and East Yorkshire ... .,. ... 27 : Craft Masonry ... ... ... ., •¦•• ••¦ 27 . I Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... •••••¦ 2 73 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 271
The Centenary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE CENTENARY FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
J hc great event , to which we have been so long looking forward , ancl for which we have been indulging in high hopes and expectations of an exceptionally brilliant result , is at length—to use a familiar expression—within " measurable distance " of
being celebrated . On Friday next , the loth instant , there will be held in thc Royal Albert llall , South Kensington , under the immediate auspices of his Royal Highness the PRINCE OF
VV ALES , K . G ., M . W . Grand Master , and President , the one hundredth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Bovs . For this anniversary a Hoard of Stewards has been
organised , which already numbers some 3700 or 3 S 00 members , and before the actual day arrives it is by no means improbable lhat the total number of ladies and brethren of which the Hoard is comprised will reach to fully 4000 . Of the 450 or 4 ( 10 lodges
in the Metropolitan district , there are only about 40 or 50 who will be unrepresented , while the list of I ' natlached Stewards is as formidable in respect ol numbers as that which would be forthcomingif the Hoards of two ordinary Festivals were joined together .
As regards the Provinces , there is not one of the 4 / i , into which extra-Metropolitan Masonry is sub-divided , which has not sent up representatives , while many of the larger Province's , such as the two Lancashire's , West Yorkshire , Kent , Devonshire ,
Cheshire , Hampshire and ( he Isle of Wight , and Warwickshire , together with several of lesser strength , but actuated bv the same goodwill towards our Institutions , such as lierks , Hucks , Essex , Gloucestershire , Hertfordshire , Lincolnshire , Middlesex ,
Staffordshire , Suffolk , Surrev , Sussex , send strong contingents of bretliren , who will , assuredly , discharge the duties they have voluntarily , undertaken with a zeal that knows no bounds , and , as we all hope , with a success that lias been rarely , if ever ,
equalled . For the organisation of this wonderful Hoard , and the completeness of the other necessary arrangements , we are principally indebted to ihe marvellous energy exhibited by Hro . J . MORRISON MCLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution who must
personally have visited nearly all the lodges 111 London and the country in his efforts to ensure a perfect representation of the knglish Craft , ancl that we are not unduly sanguine in
anticipating such a result as we have hinted at will be gathered from the statement that has reached us , and which is fully authenticated , that the donations and subscriptions which have alread y keen paid over to the Institution amount to a very formidable sum . The object in view in making these preparations is not
The Centenary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
merely to celebrate this particular anniversary ancl rejoice over the good fortune , which in the main , has attended this Institution since its foundation in 179 8 , but at thc same time , as at all other Anniversary Festivals , to raise the necessary funds for the efficient maintenance of the School during the current year , and
augment , as far as possible , the limited amount of invested capital at its disposal ; and in addition , to raise the very large amount which is required for the erection of the new School buildings on the recently acquired property at Bushey , in the County of Hertford . It will , no doubt , be in the recollection of
our readers that at the Festival in 1 S 91—the lirst which was held under the new Management—the Farl of LATHOM , who presided as Chairman , suggested the desirability of moving the School from ils present position at Wood Green to a more suitable locality , where the conditions of soil and
climate would be more favourable , and where , . above all things , ( here would be ample room for extended playgrounds , ancl more particularly for thai enlarged accommodation which all competent authorities agree in declaring is necessary if the School is to carry out its purposes effectively , as well as at
tlie same time to provide room for additional pupils in the nearer or more remote future . Lord LATHOM ' S suggestion received due consideration , and ultimately the Hoard of Management , to which full powers were accorded
to take such steps as it might deem necessary or expedient , entered into a provisional arrangement for the purchase of the Bushey Grove Kslate , near Watford , the price agreed to be paid being £ 13 , 000 . The Court of Governors and Subscribers conlirmed tin * arrangement , and the freehold of the estate , which
comprises some 6 7 acres , is now vested in the Institution . Since then a design for the * erection of the new School buildings has been accepted , the estimated cost being set down at / , 9 <) , ooo , exclusive of the chapel , towards the erection of which Hro . C . E . KKYSKK , P . G . I . ) ., Patron and Treasurer of the Institution , has
generously announced his intention of giving the sum of **; ooo guineas . The site and buildings thereon at Wood Green will , in due course , bc disposed of , and the proceeds of sale applied in reimbursement of a part of the expense of erecting the new premises . Hut even with the amount thus
obtained under the most favourable conditions , there will still remain a very large sum to be raised , and hence , the present unexampled efforts that are being made , not with the idea of eclipsing the Girls' Centenary in ib \ SS and the Benevolent Jubilee in 1 S 02—though , in the honourable rivalry anion- * ' our
three Institutions , that would be a perfectly legitimate object ot ambition—but for the still more legitimate , and , at the same time practical , purpose of obtaining the funds required for ( he new buildings . 'lhat done and the School erected , then- is no reason why the Institution should not carry on its bene / icent
work 111 the manner if has done lor many years past , lh . il is , by means of the voluntary contributions of the brethren—who will always give when they realise that ( heir subscriptions are wisely and economically expended—and the interest on its invested capital . This , then , is the main object which we hope to see
realised on Friday next under the presidency of his Royal Highness , the Grand Master , and present appearances and the knowledge we have of what has alread y been accomplished towards the attainment of this end fully justifies our beinp sanguine as to the result .
It remains for us to add that her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES has graciously consented to distribute the prizes to the successful pupils at a meeting of the Stewards and their friends , which will be held in the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday , the 7 th instant .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS— . The Centenary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... 205 Ars Quatuor Coronatorum ... ... ... ... •••266 United Grand Lodge ( Quarterly Communication ) ... ... " * ... -fy Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ( Quarterly Communication ) ... ... 2 OS Craft Masonry ... ... •¦•... ••••••2 ( 5 9
MASONIC NOTESQuarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge ... ... ... 271 Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ... 271 ( jrand Mark Honours _ ... ... ... ... •¦• 271 Quarterly Communication of District Grand Lodge of Natal ... ... 271 Quarterly Convocation of District Grand Chapter of Natal ... ... 271 Bro . Sadler's New Work ... ... ... ... ... 271
Reviews ... ... ¦••••••••••••••^ 1-Provincial Grand Chapter of North and East Yorkshire ... .,. ... 27 : Craft Masonry ... ... ... ., •¦•• ••¦ 27 . I Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... •••••¦ 2 73 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 271
The Centenary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE CENTENARY FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
J hc great event , to which we have been so long looking forward , ancl for which we have been indulging in high hopes and expectations of an exceptionally brilliant result , is at length—to use a familiar expression—within " measurable distance " of
being celebrated . On Friday next , the loth instant , there will be held in thc Royal Albert llall , South Kensington , under the immediate auspices of his Royal Highness the PRINCE OF
VV ALES , K . G ., M . W . Grand Master , and President , the one hundredth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Bovs . For this anniversary a Hoard of Stewards has been
organised , which already numbers some 3700 or 3 S 00 members , and before the actual day arrives it is by no means improbable lhat the total number of ladies and brethren of which the Hoard is comprised will reach to fully 4000 . Of the 450 or 4 ( 10 lodges
in the Metropolitan district , there are only about 40 or 50 who will be unrepresented , while the list of I ' natlached Stewards is as formidable in respect ol numbers as that which would be forthcomingif the Hoards of two ordinary Festivals were joined together .
As regards the Provinces , there is not one of the 4 / i , into which extra-Metropolitan Masonry is sub-divided , which has not sent up representatives , while many of the larger Province's , such as the two Lancashire's , West Yorkshire , Kent , Devonshire ,
Cheshire , Hampshire and ( he Isle of Wight , and Warwickshire , together with several of lesser strength , but actuated bv the same goodwill towards our Institutions , such as lierks , Hucks , Essex , Gloucestershire , Hertfordshire , Lincolnshire , Middlesex ,
Staffordshire , Suffolk , Surrev , Sussex , send strong contingents of bretliren , who will , assuredly , discharge the duties they have voluntarily , undertaken with a zeal that knows no bounds , and , as we all hope , with a success that lias been rarely , if ever ,
equalled . For the organisation of this wonderful Hoard , and the completeness of the other necessary arrangements , we are principally indebted to ihe marvellous energy exhibited by Hro . J . MORRISON MCLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution who must
personally have visited nearly all the lodges 111 London and the country in his efforts to ensure a perfect representation of the knglish Craft , ancl that we are not unduly sanguine in
anticipating such a result as we have hinted at will be gathered from the statement that has reached us , and which is fully authenticated , that the donations and subscriptions which have alread y keen paid over to the Institution amount to a very formidable sum . The object in view in making these preparations is not
The Centenary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
merely to celebrate this particular anniversary ancl rejoice over the good fortune , which in the main , has attended this Institution since its foundation in 179 8 , but at thc same time , as at all other Anniversary Festivals , to raise the necessary funds for the efficient maintenance of the School during the current year , and
augment , as far as possible , the limited amount of invested capital at its disposal ; and in addition , to raise the very large amount which is required for the erection of the new School buildings on the recently acquired property at Bushey , in the County of Hertford . It will , no doubt , be in the recollection of
our readers that at the Festival in 1 S 91—the lirst which was held under the new Management—the Farl of LATHOM , who presided as Chairman , suggested the desirability of moving the School from ils present position at Wood Green to a more suitable locality , where the conditions of soil and
climate would be more favourable , and where , . above all things , ( here would be ample room for extended playgrounds , ancl more particularly for thai enlarged accommodation which all competent authorities agree in declaring is necessary if the School is to carry out its purposes effectively , as well as at
tlie same time to provide room for additional pupils in the nearer or more remote future . Lord LATHOM ' S suggestion received due consideration , and ultimately the Hoard of Management , to which full powers were accorded
to take such steps as it might deem necessary or expedient , entered into a provisional arrangement for the purchase of the Bushey Grove Kslate , near Watford , the price agreed to be paid being £ 13 , 000 . The Court of Governors and Subscribers conlirmed tin * arrangement , and the freehold of the estate , which
comprises some 6 7 acres , is now vested in the Institution . Since then a design for the * erection of the new School buildings has been accepted , the estimated cost being set down at / , 9 <) , ooo , exclusive of the chapel , towards the erection of which Hro . C . E . KKYSKK , P . G . I . ) ., Patron and Treasurer of the Institution , has
generously announced his intention of giving the sum of **; ooo guineas . The site and buildings thereon at Wood Green will , in due course , bc disposed of , and the proceeds of sale applied in reimbursement of a part of the expense of erecting the new premises . Hut even with the amount thus
obtained under the most favourable conditions , there will still remain a very large sum to be raised , and hence , the present unexampled efforts that are being made , not with the idea of eclipsing the Girls' Centenary in ib \ SS and the Benevolent Jubilee in 1 S 02—though , in the honourable rivalry anion- * ' our
three Institutions , that would be a perfectly legitimate object ot ambition—but for the still more legitimate , and , at the same time practical , purpose of obtaining the funds required for ( he new buildings . 'lhat done and the School erected , then- is no reason why the Institution should not carry on its bene / icent
work 111 the manner if has done lor many years past , lh . il is , by means of the voluntary contributions of the brethren—who will always give when they realise that ( heir subscriptions are wisely and economically expended—and the interest on its invested capital . This , then , is the main object which we hope to see
realised on Friday next under the presidency of his Royal Highness , the Grand Master , and present appearances and the knowledge we have of what has alread y been accomplished towards the attainment of this end fully justifies our beinp sanguine as to the result .
It remains for us to add that her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES has graciously consented to distribute the prizes to the successful pupils at a meeting of the Stewards and their friends , which will be held in the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday , the 7 th instant .