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THE BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL . Bro . Goodacre , the respected Provincial Grand Secretary for the Western Division of Lancashire , has issued the following circular , and as it puts very forcibly reasons why a special effort is needed , we have much pleasure in reproducing it in our columns : — " Swinley-road , Wigan , " ist May , 1891 . " Dear Sir and Brother ,

" You are no doubt aware that our Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master has promised to preside at the forthcoming Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , to bs held at Bri ghton , on the 24 th June next . May I venture to ask your co-operation in a determined endeavour to make the

occasion a great success . " This may be done by your serving as a Steward at the Festival , or inducing some other member of your lodge to do so , and by advocating as large a vote from the funds of the lodge as its finances will allow ( payment of the same not being absolutely necessary before the end of the year ) .

' Our province does not largely contribute to this Institution , notwithstanding the fact that we derive considerable benefit from it year by year ; hence there is the greater need of a special effort being made on such an occasion as the present , when the Festival is to be presided over by our own Provincial Grand Master .

there are three reasons I would suggest for a special effort being made during the present year : — " Firstl y—The Institution has for some years past been suffering from causes into which I need not now enter , and is in great need of liberal support . "Secondl y— -TheSecretary ( Bro . McLeod ) is a West Lancashire Mason , and his election was effected largely b y the votes of Lancashire and Yorkshire brethren

upon whose generous co-operation he depends to enable him to place the Boys' School on a footing at least equal to that of the other two Institutions . , "Thirdl y—The Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , feel-¦ ng the pressing needs of the Institution , and trusting to the loyal support of his province , has consented to

preside at the forthcoming Festival , on the 24 th June . « is hoped that every lodge will do something this year in support of the Institution , so that the aggregate ¦ amount contributed by West Lancashire may be in every way worthy of the position occupied by the Province . . j propose in a few days to print a list of Stewards

and lod ges contributing , and shall feel obliged if you will fill up the enclosed form and return it to me in the course of the next week , with names of brethren willing to serve as Stewards , and also the probable amount "e lod ge and its members will contribute during the Present year . —Yours faithfully and fraternally , "W . GOODACRE , P . G . S . B ., Prov . G . Sec . "

MEETING AND FESTIVAL AT SCARBOROUGH . " ' ¦ e afternoon and evening of the 27 th ult . some an ? / Vj ** functions in connection with the benevolent Lad P antnro P Institutions of the United Grand Cr- fn , * - °° k P ' ace at Scarborough , members of the a't being present from most Darts of thp Prnvinr-ps

aftP th and East Ridings of Yorkshire . In the Assn " - the half-year ' y meeting of the Charities M ' ° Clatl ° was held in the reading room at the 1 W " ; -, ? lvlb ' St Nicholas Cliff , the Chairman , Bro . , ' re V * ' * Wo ° dall , Past Grand Treasurer of England , chair vu . * J P h Todd bein g in the vicethe rl business transacted included the reading of , , reports as to the hpnlrh and rnnHnrr nf tho oh'lHrpn

th ere re be jng educated by the province , and of whom to the ^ , ?" " . ^ ese P orts i as we " those relating sa tisfa i Cat " * P ° g ress and health , were of a very mote ' ch ° lH character - The Association adopted four to eac i " V . * r * and granted sums of money appropriate the ben fi * ' total number of children receiving nehts of the Educational Fund being thus raised

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to 13 . A boy was adopted as the candidate of the province for admission to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys in London , and a widow was also adopted as the candidate of the province for admission to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The brethren present included Bro . the Very Rev .

the Dean of York , Past Grand Chaplain of England , and Prov . S . G . W ., and Bro . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett , Deputy Prov . G . M . In the evening the third annual festival in connection with the Educational Fund of the province took place at the Royal Hotel . The Dean of York presided , and

those present included the brethren named and upwards of 50 other members of the Craft . After the banquet a long toast list was gone through , the toasts including " The Queen and the Craft ; " " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master ; " "The Right Hon . the Earl of

Lathom , Pro G . M ., and the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Deputy Grand Master ; " "His Excellency the Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of the M . I . Order of St . Patrick , Prov . G . M . North and East Yorkshire , and Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett , P . G . W . England , Deputy Prov .

G . M . North and East 1 orkshire ; The Educational Fund ; " " The Chairman ; " " The Scarborough Lodges ; " and "The Masonic Charities . " Later the regular meeting of the Leopold Lodge , No . 1760 , was held , the W . M ., Bro . A . G . Wellburn , presiding , many of the brethren from various lodges in the province being present .

? ST . JOHN'S HOSPITAL . The 27 th annual meeting of the governors of St . John ' s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin , Leicestersquare , was held on Saturday last , at the Westminster Palace Hotel , under the presidency of Lord Alfred Churchill . The report , which was adopted , stated that the income of the past year had been - £ 2969 , an increase of ^ 922 over that of the previous year . The

number of beds had been doubled—now being 32 . The number of applicants admitted during the year was 4843 ( 170 in , and 466 7 out-patients ) , as against 4345 ( 99 in , and 4246 out-patients ) in 1889 . In consequence of the heavy expenditure the hospital' had had to meet during the past year , the Board had been unable to appreciably reduce the old debts of the institution , which amount to ^ 804 .

-r- FUNERAL OF BRO . SIR ROBERT FOWLER , M . P . The interment of the remains of the late Bro . Sir Robert Fowler , M . P ., took place on the 26 th ult . at Corsham . The body was removed from London on Saturday , and conveyed by road from Chippenham Station to Gastard House , from which the funeral took place . The procession started for the house shortl y

after mid-day , and proceeded to Corsham , a distance of about a mile . The principal mourners were Mr . T . Fowler , only son of the late M . P ., and the daughters , Misses Jean Octavia Bertha and Alfreda Fowler . The coffin was conveyed in a closed hearse , and as the procession neared the town it was joined by several friends

and relations who had travelled by the 10 . 15 express train from Paddington , in connection with which a special train was run from Swindon . Among those who journeyed down were Sir Joseph Pease ( brother-in-law ) , Lady Pease , Sir W . T . Marriott , M . P ., Mr . Birwood , M . P ., Mr . Horsburgh ( University

College , London ) , the Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society , Mr . J . Howard , M . P ., Mr . B . L . Cohen , Sir J . Whitehead , Sir John Monckton , Mr . J . Dimsdale , and Mr . Gurney , Mr . Waterhouse , Mr . Leathan , and Miss Fowler , cousins , Mr . P . and Mr . P . D . Tuckett , and Mr . A . Fox , nephews , Mr . Howard

and Mr . George Henry Fox , brothers-in-law , Mr . F . E . Fox , cousin . The Mayor and Town Clerk of Chippenham , and the Chief Constable of the county , as well as many county magistrates were also present , together with members of several local bodies with which the late baronet was connected . The service was performed by the vicar of the parish , assisted by the deceased ' s

son-in-law , Rev . J . S . Flynn . Wreaths were sent b y Bro . Sheriff Harris , East St . Pancras Conservative Association , Chippenham and St . Pancras Masonic Lodges , Directors of the Metro-Electric Supply Company , Orphan Children of the Theatrical Mission , Sir W . T . Marriott , M . P ., the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , Sir Polydore De Keyser , and Sir J . H . Puleston , M . P .

THE LATE BRO . GENERAL PIKE . At the Lodge of Sorrow in " Memory of the late Bro . Gen . Pike , 33 ° , " held at the Church of the Messiah , Louisiana , U . S . A ., an oration was delivered b y Bro . Joseph P . Hornor , upon Albert Pike as " The Lawyer , the Soldier , the Mason . " Bro . Hornor showed an intimate knowledge of the long career of the deceased

and a just appreciation of his works and worth . Albert Pike was born in Massachusetts in 1809 , and after the wonderful feat of mastering the college course with scarcely any aid removed to Arkansas . There he opened a school , graduated naturally into the

newspaper business , and was admitted to the bar . He was certainly a great lawyer , and after masteringthe common law , he became imbued with a preference for the civil law . He studied and translated the 50 volumes of the ori g inal Roman law , came to New Orleans , and was

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admitted to the bar here without an examination , his fame having preceded him . Pike became wealthy at the law , and his name figures in many celebrated cases . He finally withdrew from the profession , when he ceased to believe that there was justice in the courts . As a soldier Pike showed his loyalty and bravery in

the Mexican war and in wars against the Indians , raising his own command . When the civil war broke out he was given a Brigadier-General ' s commission and sent to enlist friendly tribes of Indians . He again displayed loyalty and bravery , and the failure of the plan was in no way due to him . As a Mason Pike was

the hi ghest of the high . For the last 30 years of his life Masonry was his love , and he did wonderful work for it , mastering ancient languages and religions , tracing and rewriting rituals , and the very ritual being read to his memory was a hundredth part of his Masonic work in that direction . He made Masonry

respected and potent everywhere , and won for the southern jurisdiction the leading place among the jurisdictions . General Pike ' s character was beautifully rounded ; he never forgot a friend or a face , his thoughts and his deeds were for good , and , instead of a " Lodge of Sorrow , " it seemed that there should be

a lodge of glory and rejoicing that his life was so long spared , and that such a . life was given to Masonry and his fellow-men . Bro . Hornor concluded with a verse which General Pike wrote from his bed of sickness last Christmas Day , as follows : " Our afternoon of life has come ,

Its dark hours are here ; The evening shadows lengthen out , The night is drawing near j To some the sky is bright , to some With clouds is overcast j But still upon our present shines The light of days long past . "

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE . On Saturday , the 23 rd ult ., the remains of Bro . W . Bainbridge were interred in the cemetery , Tunstall . The funeral procession formed at his residence , 11 , Madeley-street , and consisted of many personal friends , representatives of the trustees of Wesley-place Chapel , the teachers of the John-street Sunday School , and the

Sir Smith Child Lodge of Freemasons , in all of which bodies the deceased had been a prominent member and official . The cortege moved to Welsey-place Chapel , headed by the Freemasons in full regalia , where it was received to the accompaniment of Beethoven ' s "Marcia Funebre . " The service was conducted b y Revs . P .

Featherstone , G . V . Byles , and T . Baines , the latter of whom gave an interesting sketch of deceased ' s life and character . While the procession re-formed , the Dead March in " Saul" was played b y Mr . Espley , the Organist . Along the route the great concourse of people testified to the respect in which Bro . Bainbridge

was held . At the grave the Rev . T . Baines read the prayers , and was immediately followed by Bro . T . K . Pedley , who , on behalf of the Masonic Order , concluded the ceremony by reading from the ritual prescribed for the burial of a brother Mason . The deceased brother at one time was a member of the Local Board and the Tunstall Building Society .

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Birth .

MJVKEHAM . —On the 23 rd ult ., at 330 , New Cross-road , the wife of Bro . H . W . Payne Makeham , M . R . C . S . England , L . R . C . P ., L . S . A . London , J . D . 1559 , ist A . S . 1275 , of a daughter .

Bro . Lord Ernest Hamilton , M . P ., youngest son of the late Bro . the Duke of Abercorn , and brother of the present Duke and of Bro . Lord George Hamilton , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , was married to Miss Pamela Campbell , daughter of Mr . Frederic A . Campbell , late Equerry to the Princess Louise , Marchioness of Lome , in Westminster

Abbey on Tuesday , among those present at the solemnisation and the wedding breakfast being the Princess Christian and her daughters , the Princesses Victoria and Louise , } Bro . the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn , the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn , Bro . the Earl and Countess of Arran , Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and the Lady Albertha Edgcumbe , and Bro . the Earl of Faversham .

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