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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . G RAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : me- ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , Hlb K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : HFR ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF HC- WALES . A QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT t itip Governors and Subscribers of this Institution will be ot '" held in the hall of the FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Fields , London , On SATURDAY , 14 th APRIL , 1888 , at Twelve o'clock precisely , on the General Business of the Institution , to receive and consider Report and Notices of Motion as under , and to elect 11 Girls—or , in the event [ the undermentioned resolution being carried , 12—into the School from a list of 42 approved Candidates . The election will commence at 1 o ' clock ( or after the usual husiness is over ) . m REPORT . "Report of Centenary Committee , approved and referred by the General Committee with the recommendation ' That the revised plans under scheme B , submitted therewith , be adopted . '" NOTICES OF MOTIONBy Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., Patron—Upon recommendation of the House Committee— "That one further vacancy , caused by Girl leaving before her time , be declared for the April Election , making Twelve in all . " " That in consideration of valuable services rendered to the Institution by Bro . Charles Hammerton , the honorary rank of Patron , with the privileges attaching thereto , be conferred upon himself and daughters as under , viz . — Bro . 'Charles Hammerton ( from Hon . Vice-Patron to Hon . Patron ) . Miss R . M . Hammerton , Hon . Patron . Miss Marianne Hammerton , „ Mrs . E . Freinlin , „ Miss J . Hammerton , ,, Miss Margaret Hammerton , „ Mrs . K . Mosse . „ By Bro . CHAS . F . HOGARD , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Pat . — "That Law LXV 1 . be amended to read as follows : 'The General Committee may pay for the education and maintenance of each Girl to the age of Sixteen years , any sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds per annum . '" By Bro . E . LETCHVVORTH , P . G . D ., Vice-Pat . — " That Bro . George Bernard Brodie , M . D ., P . G . D ., P . Prov . G . W . Surrey , of 3 , Chesterfield-street , May Fair , W ., be appointed Honorary Physician to the Institution , in the room of Bro . Wm . Hope , M . D ., P . G . Std ., who has resigned the office . " F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . 5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen-street , W . C , April 7 th , 18 S 8 . ¦ IMWWBftflwiirsmam ^

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.THEPILGRIMLODGE,Bo,238, Being the only Lodge working in the German Language under the Grand Lodge of England in this country , will hold A MOURNING LODGE AT THE GREAT HALL OF FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C , On Thursday , April 12 th , 1888 , at 6 p . m . precisely , IN MEMORY OF THE Illustrious Brother the late EMPEROR WILLIAM , Grand Protector of German Freemasons . Brethren desiring to attend this ceremony should apply oy letter , giving name and number of their Lodge , not ¦ fer ™ TUESDAY , April ioth , to the "SECRETARY" of tne Pil grim Lod ge , No . 238 , Freemasons Hall , Great yueen-street , W . C , who will send them Cards of Admission , as without such no Brother is allowed to enter . No admission will be granted without proof of due qualification .

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I WOULD be glad to hear from any Brother who has a Spare Copy of his Lodge Summons Form ; and from anyone who has any Books on Freemasonry to dispose of . —COLLECTOR , care of Editor , the Freemason .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . "South African Freemason , " "The Freemason" ( Sydney ) , "Die Bauhutte , " "The Freemason" ( Toronto ) , " New Zealand Freemason , " " Masonic Chronicle" ( Columbus , Ohio ) , " Freemasons" Journal" ( New York ) , "La Acacia" ( Buenos Ayres ) , " Orient" ( Budapest ) , " Keystone , " " Boletin Oficial" ( Madrid ) , and "Pythagoras" ( Athens ) .

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SATURDAY , APRIL 7 , i 8 c 8 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving o £ the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] FREEMASONS AND EDUCATION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The Freemasons of England have done , and are doing a noble work in educating the children of needy brethren , but hitherto they have never attempted to use their immense power of combination to secure educational advantages for the comparatively well-to-do members of

the Craft . Doubtless the great majority of the brethren have reason to be satisfied with the means of education within reach in their own neighbourhood ; but there must be still a large number who would like to send their sons to a first rate Public School , and yet do not feel able or inclined to pay the heavy fees demanded by those of high repute .

Moreover , there exist scholarships and exhibitions to reward and assist the sons of officers in the army and navy , and of _ clergy and others ; Why should there not be some specially for the encouragement and help of Freemasons ? If Freemasons had a public school of their own ( which need not , however , exclude the sons of others ) , it is quite

probable that wealthy brethren would from time to time found scholarships for the benefit of the Craft and in connection with that school , following the example of the brother alluded to in the enclosed rough draft , which perhaps you may think well to append to this letter . * The name of the school in question is not mentioned ,

because its present connection might be damaged by premature rumours . All who are interested in the proposal and would like to know more about it are invited to communicate with me , and may I ask you to allow letters on the subject to be addressed to me at your office . —I am , Sir , yours faithfully and fraternally , A PAST PROV . GRAND CHAPLAIN .

AN APPEAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , At the last election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls' several thousands of voting papers were not returned . As so many brethren do not send up their votes , will you allow me to make an appeal on behalf of a candidate from my native town .

Kate Lilian Boning , aged ten years , daughter of the late Bro . Henry Boning , University Marshal of Cambridge , who died suddenly on the 3 rd of August , 1884 , leaving a widow and six children . The case is supported by the Province , and is also recommended by Bros , the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Hardwicke , P . G . M . Cambridgeshire . ; Augustus Harris , I . P . M . 2127 ; Sir John Gorst , W . M . 2127 ; Sir John R . Somers Vine ,

W . M . 2 : 90 ; and Edward Terry , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . S ., Treas . 2190 . As the candidate is ten years old this is her _ last chance and I therefore beg you , as a brother journalist as well as a Mason , to grant me space to say that votes will be gladly received by , yours faithfully and fraternally , THOS . CATLING , I . G . 2127 , S . W . 2190 , Editor Lloyd's Nevis . 12 , Salisbury-square , Fleet-street , E . C .

THE LATE EMPEROR WILLIAM . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It is intended to hold a lodge of sorrow in memory of the late Emperor of Germany , on Thursday , the 12 th instant , by the German Pilgrim Lodge , to which brethren who may wish to attend are herewith invited . Full particulars are to be found in the advertisement columns . —Yours fraternally , C . KUPFERSCHMIDT , P . M . 338 . April 3 rd .

Masonic Notes And Queries':

Masonic Notes and Queries' :

7 68 ] ATHOLL GRAND LODGE SEALS . In our " Quatuor Coronati" Lodge , No . 2076 , of which the distinguished Masonic historian , Bro . Gould , is now Master , we are all devoted , as members , to the study , more or less , of the records of the Craft . We are each , however , mainly responsible , so to speak , for certain departments in which we may fairly be considered specialists , and to each of us would particular portions of study be

referred , as occasion and qualification required . To Bro . ] . Ramsden Riley certainly we should look for light and information on the subjectof Masonic seals , for no one else of the members that I know of has devoted so much time and attention to that especial branch . The fine illustrations in Bro . Riley ' s noble volume on " Yorkshire Lodges " testify to his interest and knowledge of lodge and Grand Lodge

seals . I am all the more surprised therefore that a seal of the "Atholl" Grand Lodge , with "Institutions" as the concluding word of the legend , has so far escaped his notice . I quite concur with him in his estimate of the weakness of evidence dependant on transcripts of warrants and other documents , bearing impressions of seals , the exact verbiage so frequently being either overlooked cr

sometimes "improved . " Of the actual impressions , however , there can be no mistake about , and some of these are now before me , as well as certified reproductions . I gather from these that no less than five different seals have been used by the "Atholl" Grand Lodge , 1757-1 S 13 . 1 . Simple design , with legend " Virtue and Silence , " and " Grand Lodge , London . "

2 . One bearing the legend " Grand Lodge in London of Free and Accepted Masons according to the Old Institutions . " This occurs on Warrant of the St . Mary's Lodge , No . 63 , London , as given in its History recently published . 3 . The seal by Kirk , of 1775 , with the legend "Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons according to the old Institutions , " of which I have an impression in a bronze

medal , which also has been reproduced by Bro . Gould in his History , vol . 2 ; on a Royal Arch Certificate I have of 30 th December , 1799 , and is given in one of the Plates , before alluded to , in Bro . Sadler's work . 4 . The other I have is on a seal attached to an " Atholl" Certificate of 27 th July , 1 S 01 , the legend being "Grand Lodge in London of Free and Accepted Masons

according to the old Institution . 5 . The seal noted by Bro . Riley , and given by him in his "Yorkshire Lodges , " with the legend "Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons according to the old Institution . " This impression agrees exactly with my number three , only the last word is not in the plural , as the third is . The legend occupies precisely the same position , and

the words begin and end exactly as the Kirk Seal does , save the word "Institution . " This kind i * not in any of my impressions , and is new to me , save through Bro . Kiley . It will be noted that in my No . 4 , with the same ending as No . 5 , the legend else is not the same . I feel assured Bro . Riley will not consider I have been " poaching on his preserves , " as Grand Lodge Seals have for long been a study of mine . W . J . HUGHAN .

Reports Of Masonic Meetings.

REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

Craft Jftagonrg .

LODGE OF UNITY . —( No . 183 ) . —The Installation meeting ot this lodge was held at the Ship and Turtle Hotel , Leadenhall-street , on the 26 th ult ., when there were present Bros . G . R . Langley , W . M . ; E . A . Francis , S . W . ; H . Hooper , J . W . ; G . P . Britten , P . M ., Treas . ; G . W . Speth , P . M ., Sec ; R . Corsham , S . D . ; J . W . Oliver , J . D . ; A . E . Johnson , I . G . ; G . W . Pinnock ,

P . M ., Stwd . ; S . Richardson , I . P . M . ; A . J . Hirsch , P . M . ; H . C . Archer , P . M . ; G . H . Lindsey-Renton , F , W . Zimer , A . O . Side , and J . D . E . Tarr . Also the following visitors : Bros . R . F . Gould , P . G . D . ; W . M . Bywater , G . Swd . Br . ; F . Binckes , P . G . Swd . Br . ; W . Hopekirk , A . G . P . ; C . H . Phillips , 19 S 6 ; Thos . Taylor , 1677 } J . Hepburn Hastie , P . M . 166 9 ; J . W . Watts ,

P . M . 507 ; J . J . Hodgson , 2607 ; G . W . Castle , 1050 ; J . Harling , P . M . 30 ; J . Stone , 72 ; and A . R . Cranch , 1216 " . Bros . J . D . E . Tarr , W . M . 1293 , and A . O . Side , 1658 , were admitted joining members of the lodge . Bro . Zimer was passed to Degree of a Fellow-Craft . Bros . Wortley , Zimer and Tarr were added to the Permanent Committee .

Bro . Francis , S . W ., was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year by the retiring Master , Bro . Langley . The officers for the year are as follows : Bros . Langley , I . P . M . ; H . Hooper , S . W . j R . Corsham , J . W , ; G . P . Britten , Treas . ; G . W . Speth , Sec . ; J . W . Oliver , S . D . ; S . C . Hester , J . D . ; G . H . Lindsey-Renton , I . G . ; S . Richardson , D . C ; G . W . Pinnock and J . D . E . Tarr ,

Stwds . ; and F . W . Zimer , Org . The report of the Audit Committee was read and adopted . Bro . Langley was presented with a P . M . ' s jewel in recognition of his services in the chair , and as a token of his brothers ' esteem and affection , and having suitably returned thanks , presented the lodge with a handsomely bound copy of the Constitutions as a memento of his year of office .

Various letters of apology for non-attendance were read , and the lodge being closed the brethren adjourned to the banqueting room . The usual loyal toasts having been honoured the W . M . called upon Bros . Gould , Bywater , and Hopekirk to

respond for "The Grand Officers . " Bro . Gould said : W . M ., brother Wardensand brethren—' On behalf of the officers of the Grand Lodge of England , I beg to thank you very heartily and sincerely for the com " plimentary manner in which the last toast has been introduced , and for the fraternal cordiality with which it has been received . Across the Atlantic , in the United States