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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . TREASURER : JOHN A . FARNFIELD , Esq . BANKERS : LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 , High Holborn , London , W . C . Upwards of 1460 Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in iS 42 and 1 S 40 , 195 men and 240 widows are Annuitants at the present time . 30 widows , in addition , are receiving half their late husband ' s annuity . Amount paid Annually in Annuities £ io , oyo Permanent Income jfso . Goo Deficit £ 12 , 490 Nearly 110 Candidates for next election . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held at the FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , W . C , On WEDNESDAY , 27 th FEBRUARY , iSps , Under the distinguished Presidency of THE VISCOUNT DUNGARVAN , R . W . Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , and to kindly forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( V .-Pat ., P . G . Swd . Br . ) , Secretary . Office—4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTIT UTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . GRAND PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . A QUARTERLY COURT of the Governors and Subscribers will be held at FREEMASONS' HALL , Great Oueenstreet , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fieldsy . London , on FRlDAY .-the nth day of J ANUARY , 1 S 95 , for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Institution : To consider the following notice of motion—By V . W . Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . Treasurer , Patron , and Trustee , Chairman of the Board of Management : "That in consideration of the eminent services rendered to the Institution by VV . Bro . W . Fentiman Smithson , P . G . D ., Vice-President of the Institution , and in recognition of his exertions in assisting to bring about so good a result from the Province of West Yorkshire at the recent Festival , the rank of Honorary Vice-Patron be conferred upon him under Law IJ . " To consider , and , if approved , to adopt a recommendation from the Council as to the number of Boys to be elected at the Quarterly Court on FRIDAY , the 19 th APRIL , 1 S 95 , and to determine the List of Candidates . fhe Chair will be taken at Four o ' clock in the afternoon precisely . By order . J . M . MuLEOD , Secretary . London , 4 th January , 1 S 05 . , * * « The NINETY - SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY 1 " ESTIVAL will be held in J , 1 S 95 , under the distinguished presidency of the Right Hon . the LORD EGEKTON , of Tatton , R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Cheshire . The services of Brethren representing Lodges or Provinces , and of Ladies as Stewards , are earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged .

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YOUTH WANTS A SITUATION . Just left the Blue Coat School . —Address , " R . VV ., " office of Freemason .

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WANTED . —A Tyler for All Souls ' Masonic Lodge , Weymouth , Applicant must have a pension or other source of income . Preference given to a man accustomed to the duties of a Club , or Steward in the Navy or Mercantile Marine . He must be a good Waiter , and his wife understand cooking . Applications , with copies of testimonials , to be sent to Mr . J . T . WHETTAM , 5 , Wilton Terrace , Weymouth , on or before Jan . 10 th inst .

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CRY again in the Ears of the House of Israel , that the Spirit is among them , and if they ask for it and obey His Voice it shall give them all things they stand in need of .

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THE FREEMASON—FOR SALE a complete set from the commencement ; bound in cloth j price £ 20 . Apply H . C , Freemason Office , 16 , Great Queen-street , W . C

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MASTER MASON DESIRES APPOINTMENT as Master or Mate in Steam Yacht , or other position of trust . Large experience as Master and Mate in ocean going steamers . First class references . Married . Age 45 . —Address , SANDERSON HUDSWELL , Richmond , Yorks ..

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DANTOMIME SEASON . THE GAIETY RESTAURANT Adjoins the Gaiety Theatre , and is quite close to the Lyceum , Drury Lane , Covent Garden ; The Globe , The Opera Coroique , The Strand , The Adelphi , The Vaudeville , Terry's , Toole's , & c , & c . FOR MATINEES . BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE . Hot Luncheons at popular prices in the RESTAURANT ( ist floor ) . Chops , Steaks , Kidneys and all Grills in the GRILL ROOM . AFTER THE PERFORMANCE . Dinners 3 s . 6 d ., 5 s ., and a la Carte in the RESTAURANT ( with Band ) . Grills and Special Dishes in the GRILL ROOM , AFTERNOON TEAS IN THE RESTAURANT . FOR EVENINGS . BEFORE run PERFORMANCE . Dinners 3 s . od ., 5 s ., and a la Carte in the RESTAURANT ( with Band ) . Grills and Special Dishes in the GRILL ROOM . AFTER THE PERFORMANCE . Grills and Special Dishes in the GRILL ROOM until 12 . 30 . THE BAND PLAYS IN THE RESTAURANT FROM 6 TILL S P . M . Private Dining Rooms for large and small parties . Proprietors , SIMERS & POND LIMITED .

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fe^^S^^SSATURDAY , J ANUARY 5 , 1895 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys has appended to thc Statement of Receipts for 1894 , with which he has furnished us , a few notes , which enables us to form a tolerably correct idea of what has been accomplished since the inauguration of the present regime . It was in 1890 thai the old House and Audit Committees were done awav with , and that

Bro . J . McLeod entered upon the duties of his oflice , so that the Beard of Management , which occupies the place of the said Committees , has been long enough in existence for us to judge of its administrative ability and the fitness of its Secretary for the duties devolving on him . The result is undoubtedly satisfactory . The Board works well , and so does its Secretary , and , as a

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consequence , the Institution is now accomplishing as good work as any other institution of its kind in England . * ' * * The particulars furnished show , firstly , the income of the Institution for the eight years--from 1 SS 7 lo itlqi both inclusive ; the average income , firstly , for

the four years from 1 SS 7 to 1 S 90 , and , secondly , for thc four years from 1 S 91 to 1894 ; and the invested capital in 1 S 90 , when thc new order of things began , and at the present time . An examination of these figures discloses a marvellous improvement in the brief period to which they relate . The average income from 1 S 87 to 1890 is

set down at £ 13 , 777 17 s . - ) . d . and from 1891 to 18 94 at . £ 22 , 151 12 s . id ., the increase amounting to between £ ?> 2 , oo and £ 8400 . In 1890 the invested capital was . £ 17 , 500 ; at the present time it is i , 5 l , 55 o 16 s . 7 d . ; the increase in these four years being represented by upwards of £ 34 , , of which close upon £ 13 , 500 was invested in 1894 . # #

* Of course , it is hardly fair to the old regime to institute a comparison between the financial position of the Institution during the closing years of its existence and its condition during the opening years of the new administration . The period from 188 7 to 1890 was

one of depression . The Festival of 18 S 7 was an average one , but in the following year the Girls' School celebrated its Centenary , and the Boys' School Festival , which was held about three weeks after that event , not unnaturally fell short of the average by some thousands of pounds . During the two remaining years the

administration had fallen into discredit , and people d j not as a rule subscribe to a Charity which they consider is badly managed . Our surprise , therefore , is not so much that the income during 18 S 7-1890 reached no higher a figure than £ 13 , 777 , bu . ' that , under thc circumstance , it reached that figure .

Still , when we have made proper allowance for the depressed condition of things at the close of a long period in which some wonderful successes had been achieved , enough remains to make it clear that thc Board of Management and its Secretary must have worked " double tides " to have achieved so much in 30 short a time . An average income for four years of

£ 22 , 151 , means the accumulation of £ 88 , 604 in that period , and out of this sum no less than £ 34 , 150 has gone to swell the invested capital . Thus , the School has been both economically and efficiently managed , while the income has been permanently enlarged . Wc congratulate the authorities of the Institution and Bro . McLeod on thc splendid work they have done during this period .

The Prov . Grand Chapter of Royal Ar ch Masons of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will meet at the Masonic Hall , Woolston , on Monday , the 28 th instant , under the presidency of the Grand Superintendent , Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., who has lately been very busy in the Southampton District in the

discharge of his Masonic duties . The most recent of these was at the celebration of the coming of age of thc Clausentum Lodge , No . 1461 , at Woolston . Thc annual festival of the Provincial Masonic Benevolent and Educational Institutions will be held at Southampton also in January .

* * * On Wednesday , the 9 th instant , the Berkhampstead Lodge , No . 504 , will celebrate its jubilee . It was consecrated by the late Bro . William Stuart , Prov . G . Master of Hertfordshire , on the 1 st January , 1845 , itsfirst Master being 13 ro . tho Rev . Stephen Lea Wilson ,

of Berkhampstead , its first 1 reasurer Bro . Richard L . Wilson , representative of the Grand Lodge of Texas at our Grand Lodge ; and one of its first initiates , the late Bro . John Lane , who was made on the day the lodge was consecrated , and died in

harness as Treasurer in the summer of 1889 , after an unbroken membership of 44 . J years . The Master and Treasurer-elect are Bro . the Rev . Quennell , P . P . G . Chaplain , and Bro . F , Q . Lane , P . M ., who was elected lo the office on his father ' s death . It is expected there will be a large attendance of visitors- on the occasion .

* * -AOur lixonian brethren had quite " a warm time " on Christmas Eve . A serious outbreak of lire in Gandystreet , on premises adjacent to the Freemasons' Hall and Club , at one time threatened the destruction of that commodious building . As it is , the roof and the upper

pari of the premises have suffered considerably by both lire and water ; the whole of the decorations of the main lodge room were destroyed , as also the rooms used by the Mark Masons and the lodge of instruction . Owing to the active and intelligent energy of the firemen the damage is much less than it might have been .