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Stewards' Lists.
Of the iS lodges on the roll of NoUFOLK three sent up Stewards , of whom one did duty for the chapter attached to his lodge as well . The sum of their lists was . £ 226 , of which £ 100 was raised by Bro . p Havers , of Social Lodge , No . 93 , Norwich , and this , so far as the present vear is concerned , represents the work done by the Province . We must , therefore hope that it will enter an appearance and give a good account of itself
at the Boys Anniversary next month . Last year , iNortolK took part in two ot the three Festivals , subscribing ^ 73 ios , per Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , to the Benevolent Institution in February , and ^ 254 16 s ., per Bros . Eversley and Hardyment , to this Institution . In iSgg , it raised £ 122 13 s . 6 d ., per Bro . S . F . Stackhard for the Old People , but beyond all question its greatest achievement was in iSoS , when it raised . £ SiS Ss . for the Boys' Centenary , its highest previous Return having been in i 8 g 2 , when it gave . £ 516 ios . to the Benevolent Jubilee . There were nine Stewards from
NORTHANTS AND HUNTS , of whom six did duty for as many lodges—the number on the roll being 16—while three were Unattached . The total from these nine brethren amounted to . £ 230 7 s ., and as . £ 62 16 s . 6 d . was received from two of the lodges in February , the total thus far during the present year is . £ 293 3 s . Gd . Last year the Province raised I 22 for the Old People , . £ 36 15 s . for this Institution and , £ 200 for the Boys '
School , making a total for the year of . £ 278 15 s . { In 1899 the Refurns were far higher , and amounted to j £ 539 is . fid ., and this , notwithstanding that in 189 S the ¦ total reached . £ 17 84 2 s ., in which was included , £ i 52 i 7 s . to the Boys' Centenary . In 1893 , when the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M ., presided at the Festival of this Institution , the Province supported his lordship to the extent of . £ 1050 , the total for the whole year being , £ 1107 ios .
NORTHUMBERLAND , with its 33 ledges , has a representative for the whole Province in Bro . Charles Pulman , who has just bcen appointed to office in Grand Lodge , and who , moreover , is doing duty in the same capacity for the Oriental Lodge , No . 687 , Constantinople , while St . Cuthbert Lodge , No . 1902 , Bedlington , has as its own particular Steward Bro . Aug . E . Burdon . The lists of these two brethren
amounted to £ 47 $ s ., and as the Province was unrepresented at the Benevolent Festival in February , this is the total it has thus far contributed to our Charities in the present year . Let us hope , therefore , that it will figure next month in the Boys' Returns and thereby enlarge the amount of its contributions in 1901 . Last year ' s total was ^ 148 is . 6 d ., made up of . £ 68 5 s . to the Old People , and £ 70 16 s . 6 d . to this Institution , while in 1 S 99 the sum was
still smaller , and only reached , £ 77 5 s ., the same two Institutions being the recip ients in the proportion of two to three . In 18 9 8 , it was included in the Boys ' Centenary Returns for . £ 1290 ios ., while in 1 S 95 it raised £ 2315 5 s . for this Institution and , £ lS 6 iS . »\ for the Boys'School . Its previous best was in 1891 , when , including £ 1050 for a Perpetual Presentation , it contributed . £ 1364 4 s . to the Boys' School . Of the 20 lodges in
NORTH WALES , one had a Steward of ils own , while Bro . Edward Roberts , M . A ,, Past Dep . G . S . B ., Prov . G . Secretary , and another did duty as Unattached . The sum raised by the brethren was , £ 51 . ln February the veteran Bro . C . K . Benson for the Province and a lodge Steward together , raised £ 79 l 6 s ., and , no doubt , we shall hear still further from North Wales when the Boys' School celebrates its 103 rd Anniversary . In 188 S , including ^ 674 17 s . 6 d . to the Centenary
ot this Institution , it raised . £ 792 gs . 6 d . ; in 1892 , £ 493 12 s ., of which £ 222 14 s . formed part of the Benevolent Jubilee Returns ; while in 1 S 98 its total amounted to £ 1394 , of which , £ 108 9 ios . was subscribed to the Boys' Centenary , . £ 294 to the Old People , and the balance of ; £ io ios . to this Institution . Alter such an effort it was only natural that the subscriptions in 1 S 99 should be on a very moderate scale , but last year there was a fair recovery , and the sum of , £ 325 3 s . 6 d . was apportioned between the Schools , this Institution having a slight advantage over " Our Boys " in the apportionment .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , with its 18 lodges , raised . £ 210 for the Old People in February , and was represented at the three Festivals in igoo , its contribution to the Boys' School reaching ^ , 71 6 s ., while the other Institutions were favoured with , £ 10 ios . each ; On Wednesday , a Steward Irom one of its lodges is entered for what we take to be a personal donation of £ 10 10 . : .
We are afraid we have pretty well exhausted the pretty little sayings in our phrase-book in respect of
OXFOKDSIUK' * , which , albeit there are only a dozen lodges on its roll , Is a-regular and generous contributor to all our Institutions , and for this reason deserves all the compliments that have been or can be paid toil . Thus in 1 IS 98—beyond which there is no need for us to carry our researches— this small Province raised no less than ¦ i ' 9 ' 7 •3 - fid ., of which the Old People , at whose Festival the Karl of Jersey ,
Prov . G . M ., presided as Chairman , obtained , £ 505 12 s . 6 d ., this Institution £ 73 14 s ., and the Boys' School at its Centenaiy . £ 338 7 s . In 1899 the Province came up smiling , as usual , with a total of . £ 510 14 s . 6 d ., made up of . £ 141 . | s . to •he Benevolent Institution , £ 209 4 s . Od . to this Institution , and , £ 166 6 s . 6 d . to the Hoys' School ; and yet again last year , when the total , if less considerable , was it'll worthy of such Province , the Benevolent Institution receiving , £ 178 ios . in
support , this Institution . £ 41 7 s . 6 d ., and the Boys' School £ iCo 17 s . Gd ., placing the ) ear ' s total at £ 3 80 15 s . In February eight of the 12 lodges , by the medium of 10 Stewards , raised , £ 208 13 s . 6 d . for the Old People , while on VVednesday nine brethren , hailing frcm live of the lodges , compiled a total of £ 258 io- * ., of which the three repiesentaiivi s of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 -Bros . Jas . Gould , J . F . t'rifliih , and Jos . Freeman , ra ' sed £ i : >? : a . 6 d .
SHROPSHIRE hke the preceding Province , has only a dozen lodges on its roll and , like it , is a 'egular and impartial supporter of our Central Charities . In 1 SN 7 , almost at the ° * - of its carter as a separate Province , when its Prov . G . Master , Bro . Sir Ofllty Wakcman , presided at the ( , glh Festival in behalf of this Institution , the rovince contributed r . o less than £ 1022 and ihe very next ) car raised £ 770 15 s .
, . , out cf a total fcr the jear of £ 807 ios . for its Centenary . In 1892 , it subscribed in all , £ 615 iGs . 6 d ., cl which £ 45 6 15 s . was in respect of the Benevolent Jubilee , n 18 98 , ils total Returns , including . £ 1199 iSs . Gd . tolhe Boys' Centenary , amounted 0 . £ i 32 5 18 s . 6 d . In 18 99 , 11 took a well-earned rest , making a small contribution to the benevolent Institutionbut last year it figured at the three Festivals and
, 'aised in all , £ 357 , of which . £ 288 15 s . was given to the Boys' School , and the r « t wasshaitd between the other two Charities , ln February , a lodge Steward , and " fo W . Laiccllts Southwell , icturned . £ 3 1 ios . to the Old People , and on Wednesday , the representatives of three lodges , of whom the same Bro . Southwell was one , together laised £ 7 ] IDS .
STAFFORDSHIRE , ^ withstanding the heavy duties and responsibilities it incurred last year as •Chairman ' s Province , " and the brilliant manner in which it acqtiitte d itself by ta 'sing . £ 3800 14 s . in support of the Earl of Dartmouth , Prov . G . Master , who
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presided at the 112 th Anniversary of this Institution , has not been unmindful of the claims of our Charities . In February five Stewards , of Whom Bro . W . H . Bailey , Past G . Treasurer , was Unattached and the other four acted as Stewards for three of the 34 lodges , succeeded in raising . £ 17873 . for the Benevolent Institution , and on Wednesday 14 brethren gave their services as Stewards , one being Unattached and 13 acting for four lodges , St . Bartholomew Lodge , No . 696 ,
Wednesbury , furnishing seven of the number , and the Gordon Lodge , No . 2149 , Hanley , as in February , two . The total obtained by the efforts of those 14 brethren is grouped in one sum as ^ 525 . Its greatest success was at the Boys ' Centenary Festival in 189 S , for which it had the satisfaction of compiling . £ 3845 8 s . out of a total subscribed ( luring the year of £ 4028 Ss . This big sum still holds the field as the record Return from the Province . There is no need to lay any particular stress on the work done by
SUFFOLK in behalf of our Institutions . For very many years past it has been justly held as their well-wisher and generous supporter , and though there may have been seasons in which it has shown to less advantage than usual , this has invariably arisen from a previous exceptionally strong effort it has put foi th in respect of one of the Schools or for the Old People . In 1888 the year ' s contributions
amounted to £ 1105 12 s ., of which £ 45 1 ios . was subscribed to the Benevolent Institution , ^ 517 12 s . to the Girls' Centenary , and . £ 136 ios . to the Boys' School . The following year , when Lord Henniker , its Prov . G . M ., took the chair—or , rather , was represented in the chair by his respected Deputy , the late Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn—the total was £ 1048 17 s . 6 d ., of which £ 577 19 s . fid . was received by this Institution . In 1 S 92 the sum of £ 1291 14 s . was subscribed to the In it
Benevolent Jubilee , out of a total for the year of ^ 1449 14 s . 1 S 98 compiled a still larger sum , and . £ 1510 17 s . 6 d . was raised for the Boys' Centenary out of £ 1563 7 s . 6 d . In 1900 the total was ^ 841 16 s . 6 d ., made up of . £ 518 15 s . to the Old People , ; £ i 39 12 s . to this Institution , and . £ 183 gs . 6 d . to the Boys' School . As regards the present year the outlook is most promising , the 1900 total having
been exceeded in February , when the representstives of 10 of its 23 lodges and two chapters together returned . £ 1003 us . On Wednesday 12 Stewards , of whom one was Unattached and the rest acted for 10 lodges , compiled a total of . £ 886 4 s ., the principal items being . C 1 G 2 15 s . per 810 . VV . J . Wilton , from Unity Lodge , No . 71 ; £ 125 from Bro . li . Hills , Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 959 ; and X ' iGS per Bro . A . E . Smith , of Lodge No . 19 S 3 .
SURREY has a strong muster roll of 45 lodges , and under successive rulers has done good service to our three Institutions . The latest evidence ot this fact will be found in the following Returns : In 18 94 , when the late Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., P . G . M ., occupied the chair at the Benevolent Festival , it raised . £ 1399 2 s . for that Institution and ^ 167343 . fid . In 18 9 8 it gave ; £ 34 gg ifis . to the Boys' Centenary ,
its contributions to the other Festivals placing the year ' s aggregate at , £ 3 g 68 2 S . The product of l 8 gg was £ 1288 5 s . 6 d ., of which the Old People secured j £ 49 4 s . and this Institution £ 531 6 s . 6 d ., while the balance fell to that of the Boys' School ; Last year the Old People received £ 196 14 s ., this Institution . £ 737 3 s ., and the Boys' School , £ 494 12 s ., making a total of . £ 1428 gs . In February 18 Stewards ,
of whom 17 did duty for 14 lodges , and one was Unattached , compiled a total of £ 623 19 s . 6 d . ; and on Wednesday half-a-dozen brethren , five of whom acted for as many lodges and one independently , together raised . £ 264 7 s . 6 d ., which , with the contribution to the Old People in February , places the amount therefore obtained at / " 90 S 7 s .
Turning to the contiguous Province of SUSSEX , which , however , numbers only 33 lodges , we find the same readiness to support the three Institutions . It makes a point of contributing to each of them , and on special occasions its contributions are on a scale commensurate with its goodwill . In 18 92 , after raising . £ 1155 6 s . for the Benevolent Jubilee , it supported the Duke
of Connaught , its Prov . G . M ., as Chairman at the Festival of this Institution , to the extent of , £ 1026 5 s . In 1897 , when his Royal Highness presided at the Benevolent Festival , it subscribed ^ 1263 2 s . 6 d . out of a total during the year of £ 1497 5 s . fid ., and in 18 9 S , including , £ 286 9 15 s . to the Boys' Centenary , it raised a total of . £ 2932 15 s . In 1 S 99 , it subscribed £ 442 8 s . to the Old People , . £ 391 7 s . to this Institution , and £ 135 19 s . fid . to the Boys' School , making in all £ _ 6 _ 15 s .
Last year , when the Duke of Connaught arranged to preside at the Boys' School Festival—though at the last moment his Royal Highness was unable to fulfil his engagement and Earl Amherst , M . W . Pro G . M ., presided in his stead—it raised in all / 1945 2 s ., of which the Old People received . £ 409 ios ., this Institution , £ 170 12 s . 6 d ., and the Boys' School , £ 1 3 65 . In February , 22 Stewards , two of whom
were Unattached and the rest hailed from 11 lodges , together compiled . £ 436 3 s . 6 d ., and un Wednesday 19 Stewards , of whom 15 acted foa 13 lodges and the chapter attached to one of the number , while three were Unattached , made up , £ 435 19 s . 3 d ., the most important list being that ot liro . J . R . Newman , Lodge No . 38 , for £ 65 . is . fid .
Seven of the 34 lodges in WARWICKSHIRE were represented by 11 brethren at the Benevolent Festival in February and together raised . £ 162 15 s ., of which ^ 84 was furnished by the five Stewards from the Bedford Lodge , No . g 25 , Birmingham . On Wednesday there were 18 Stewards from 10 lodges , of which the Athol Lodge , No . 74 , Birmingham , sent up four ;
the total from all sources being . 6309 . | s . fid . Last year only , £ 141 15 s . was subscribed among the three Charities , and the Boys' School received out of this , £ 73 ios ., but this is to be accounted for by the Province having held a Festival in aid of its own Benevolent and Pupils' Aid Fund , towards which it contributed some £ _\_ o . In 18 99 its total , including £ 467 5 s . to this Institution , was . £ 572 5 s .. while in 1898 it raised , £ 5079 14 s . 6 d . for the Boys' Centenary , and gave small donations to the other Institutions .
Bro . W . T . Page , Deputy Prov . G . M . of WORCESTERSHIRE , acted as Steward for the whole Province , and handed in a list of £ 63 , which added to the £ 266 16 s . Gd . raised by the nine Stewards from .-: ix of the 15 lodges , gives a total thus far for 1901 of £ 329 i 6 s . Gd . Last year the Province contributed
£ 210 to the Did People , . £ 905 to this Institution , and , £ 42 to the Boys , making , in all , , £ 1160 ios . In 18 99 it raised , £ 415 iGs ., of which all but ^ 3 8 . 15 s ., which fell to the Boys' School , was subscribed to the Old People . In 1898 it contributed in all , £ 1231 13 s ,, of which . £ 1136 2 s . was subscribed for the Boys ' Centenary .
YORKSHIRE ( N . AND E . RIDINGS ) has been represented at both the Festivals that have been held during the present year . In February it subscribed , by the medium of seven Stewards , ^ 197 8 s . Bro . W . H . Cowper , for the Province , handing in a list of . £ 8 7 3 s ., and the two Stewards from Lodge and Chapter No . 236 , York , a joint list of , £ 73 ios . On Wednesday Bro . the Rev . E . Fox-Thomas did duty as the PrjvincUl Steward , and two of the 34 lodges had Stewards of their own in Bros . J . G . Wallis and A . G . Stevenson , their and an Unattached Brother ' s combined Returns amounting to ( Continued oil page 252 ) ,
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Stewards' Lists.
Of the iS lodges on the roll of NoUFOLK three sent up Stewards , of whom one did duty for the chapter attached to his lodge as well . The sum of their lists was . £ 226 , of which £ 100 was raised by Bro . p Havers , of Social Lodge , No . 93 , Norwich , and this , so far as the present vear is concerned , represents the work done by the Province . We must , therefore hope that it will enter an appearance and give a good account of itself
at the Boys Anniversary next month . Last year , iNortolK took part in two ot the three Festivals , subscribing ^ 73 ios , per Bro . G . W . G . Barnard , to the Benevolent Institution in February , and ^ 254 16 s ., per Bros . Eversley and Hardyment , to this Institution . In iSgg , it raised £ 122 13 s . 6 d ., per Bro . S . F . Stackhard for the Old People , but beyond all question its greatest achievement was in iSoS , when it raised . £ SiS Ss . for the Boys' Centenary , its highest previous Return having been in i 8 g 2 , when it gave . £ 516 ios . to the Benevolent Jubilee . There were nine Stewards from
NORTHANTS AND HUNTS , of whom six did duty for as many lodges—the number on the roll being 16—while three were Unattached . The total from these nine brethren amounted to . £ 230 7 s ., and as . £ 62 16 s . 6 d . was received from two of the lodges in February , the total thus far during the present year is . £ 293 3 s . Gd . Last year the Province raised I 22 for the Old People , . £ 36 15 s . for this Institution and , £ 200 for the Boys '
School , making a total for the year of . £ 278 15 s . { In 1899 the Refurns were far higher , and amounted to j £ 539 is . fid ., and this , notwithstanding that in 189 S the ¦ total reached . £ 17 84 2 s ., in which was included , £ i 52 i 7 s . to the Boys' Centenary . In 1893 , when the Earl of Euston , Prov . G . M ., presided at the Festival of this Institution , the Province supported his lordship to the extent of . £ 1050 , the total for the whole year being , £ 1107 ios .
NORTHUMBERLAND , with its 33 ledges , has a representative for the whole Province in Bro . Charles Pulman , who has just bcen appointed to office in Grand Lodge , and who , moreover , is doing duty in the same capacity for the Oriental Lodge , No . 687 , Constantinople , while St . Cuthbert Lodge , No . 1902 , Bedlington , has as its own particular Steward Bro . Aug . E . Burdon . The lists of these two brethren
amounted to £ 47 $ s ., and as the Province was unrepresented at the Benevolent Festival in February , this is the total it has thus far contributed to our Charities in the present year . Let us hope , therefore , that it will figure next month in the Boys' Returns and thereby enlarge the amount of its contributions in 1901 . Last year ' s total was ^ 148 is . 6 d ., made up of . £ 68 5 s . to the Old People , and £ 70 16 s . 6 d . to this Institution , while in 1 S 99 the sum was
still smaller , and only reached , £ 77 5 s ., the same two Institutions being the recip ients in the proportion of two to three . In 18 9 8 , it was included in the Boys ' Centenary Returns for . £ 1290 ios ., while in 1 S 95 it raised £ 2315 5 s . for this Institution and , £ lS 6 iS . »\ for the Boys'School . Its previous best was in 1891 , when , including £ 1050 for a Perpetual Presentation , it contributed . £ 1364 4 s . to the Boys' School . Of the 20 lodges in
NORTH WALES , one had a Steward of ils own , while Bro . Edward Roberts , M . A ,, Past Dep . G . S . B ., Prov . G . Secretary , and another did duty as Unattached . The sum raised by the brethren was , £ 51 . ln February the veteran Bro . C . K . Benson for the Province and a lodge Steward together , raised £ 79 l 6 s ., and , no doubt , we shall hear still further from North Wales when the Boys' School celebrates its 103 rd Anniversary . In 188 S , including ^ 674 17 s . 6 d . to the Centenary
ot this Institution , it raised . £ 792 gs . 6 d . ; in 1892 , £ 493 12 s ., of which £ 222 14 s . formed part of the Benevolent Jubilee Returns ; while in 1 S 98 its total amounted to £ 1394 , of which , £ 108 9 ios . was subscribed to the Boys' Centenary , . £ 294 to the Old People , and the balance of ; £ io ios . to this Institution . Alter such an effort it was only natural that the subscriptions in 1 S 99 should be on a very moderate scale , but last year there was a fair recovery , and the sum of , £ 325 3 s . 6 d . was apportioned between the Schools , this Institution having a slight advantage over " Our Boys " in the apportionment .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , with its 18 lodges , raised . £ 210 for the Old People in February , and was represented at the three Festivals in igoo , its contribution to the Boys' School reaching ^ , 71 6 s ., while the other Institutions were favoured with , £ 10 ios . each ; On Wednesday , a Steward Irom one of its lodges is entered for what we take to be a personal donation of £ 10 10 . : .
We are afraid we have pretty well exhausted the pretty little sayings in our phrase-book in respect of
OXFOKDSIUK' * , which , albeit there are only a dozen lodges on its roll , Is a-regular and generous contributor to all our Institutions , and for this reason deserves all the compliments that have been or can be paid toil . Thus in 1 IS 98—beyond which there is no need for us to carry our researches— this small Province raised no less than ¦ i ' 9 ' 7 •3 - fid ., of which the Old People , at whose Festival the Karl of Jersey ,
Prov . G . M ., presided as Chairman , obtained , £ 505 12 s . 6 d ., this Institution £ 73 14 s ., and the Boys' School at its Centenaiy . £ 338 7 s . In 1899 the Province came up smiling , as usual , with a total of . £ 510 14 s . 6 d ., made up of . £ 141 . | s . to •he Benevolent Institution , £ 209 4 s . Od . to this Institution , and , £ 166 6 s . 6 d . to the Hoys' School ; and yet again last year , when the total , if less considerable , was it'll worthy of such Province , the Benevolent Institution receiving , £ 178 ios . in
support , this Institution . £ 41 7 s . 6 d ., and the Boys' School £ iCo 17 s . Gd ., placing the ) ear ' s total at £ 3 80 15 s . In February eight of the 12 lodges , by the medium of 10 Stewards , raised , £ 208 13 s . 6 d . for the Old People , while on VVednesday nine brethren , hailing frcm live of the lodges , compiled a total of £ 258 io- * ., of which the three repiesentaiivi s of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 -Bros . Jas . Gould , J . F . t'rifliih , and Jos . Freeman , ra ' sed £ i : >? : a . 6 d .
SHROPSHIRE hke the preceding Province , has only a dozen lodges on its roll and , like it , is a 'egular and impartial supporter of our Central Charities . In 1 SN 7 , almost at the ° * - of its carter as a separate Province , when its Prov . G . Master , Bro . Sir Ofllty Wakcman , presided at the ( , glh Festival in behalf of this Institution , the rovince contributed r . o less than £ 1022 and ihe very next ) car raised £ 770 15 s .
, . , out cf a total fcr the jear of £ 807 ios . for its Centenary . In 1892 , it subscribed in all , £ 615 iGs . 6 d ., cl which £ 45 6 15 s . was in respect of the Benevolent Jubilee , n 18 98 , ils total Returns , including . £ 1199 iSs . Gd . tolhe Boys' Centenary , amounted 0 . £ i 32 5 18 s . 6 d . In 18 99 , 11 took a well-earned rest , making a small contribution to the benevolent Institutionbut last year it figured at the three Festivals and
, 'aised in all , £ 357 , of which . £ 288 15 s . was given to the Boys' School , and the r « t wasshaitd between the other two Charities , ln February , a lodge Steward , and " fo W . Laiccllts Southwell , icturned . £ 3 1 ios . to the Old People , and on Wednesday , the representatives of three lodges , of whom the same Bro . Southwell was one , together laised £ 7 ] IDS .
STAFFORDSHIRE , ^ withstanding the heavy duties and responsibilities it incurred last year as •Chairman ' s Province , " and the brilliant manner in which it acqtiitte d itself by ta 'sing . £ 3800 14 s . in support of the Earl of Dartmouth , Prov . G . Master , who
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presided at the 112 th Anniversary of this Institution , has not been unmindful of the claims of our Charities . In February five Stewards , of Whom Bro . W . H . Bailey , Past G . Treasurer , was Unattached and the other four acted as Stewards for three of the 34 lodges , succeeded in raising . £ 17873 . for the Benevolent Institution , and on Wednesday 14 brethren gave their services as Stewards , one being Unattached and 13 acting for four lodges , St . Bartholomew Lodge , No . 696 ,
Wednesbury , furnishing seven of the number , and the Gordon Lodge , No . 2149 , Hanley , as in February , two . The total obtained by the efforts of those 14 brethren is grouped in one sum as ^ 525 . Its greatest success was at the Boys ' Centenary Festival in 189 S , for which it had the satisfaction of compiling . £ 3845 8 s . out of a total subscribed ( luring the year of £ 4028 Ss . This big sum still holds the field as the record Return from the Province . There is no need to lay any particular stress on the work done by
SUFFOLK in behalf of our Institutions . For very many years past it has been justly held as their well-wisher and generous supporter , and though there may have been seasons in which it has shown to less advantage than usual , this has invariably arisen from a previous exceptionally strong effort it has put foi th in respect of one of the Schools or for the Old People . In 1888 the year ' s contributions
amounted to £ 1105 12 s ., of which £ 45 1 ios . was subscribed to the Benevolent Institution , ^ 517 12 s . to the Girls' Centenary , and . £ 136 ios . to the Boys' School . The following year , when Lord Henniker , its Prov . G . M ., took the chair—or , rather , was represented in the chair by his respected Deputy , the late Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn—the total was £ 1048 17 s . 6 d ., of which £ 577 19 s . fid . was received by this Institution . In 1 S 92 the sum of £ 1291 14 s . was subscribed to the In it
Benevolent Jubilee , out of a total for the year of ^ 1449 14 s . 1 S 98 compiled a still larger sum , and . £ 1510 17 s . 6 d . was raised for the Boys' Centenary out of £ 1563 7 s . 6 d . In 1900 the total was ^ 841 16 s . 6 d ., made up of . £ 518 15 s . to the Old People , ; £ i 39 12 s . to this Institution , and . £ 183 gs . 6 d . to the Boys' School . As regards the present year the outlook is most promising , the 1900 total having
been exceeded in February , when the representstives of 10 of its 23 lodges and two chapters together returned . £ 1003 us . On Wednesday 12 Stewards , of whom one was Unattached and the rest acted for 10 lodges , compiled a total of . £ 886 4 s ., the principal items being . C 1 G 2 15 s . per 810 . VV . J . Wilton , from Unity Lodge , No . 71 ; £ 125 from Bro . li . Hills , Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 959 ; and X ' iGS per Bro . A . E . Smith , of Lodge No . 19 S 3 .
SURREY has a strong muster roll of 45 lodges , and under successive rulers has done good service to our three Institutions . The latest evidence ot this fact will be found in the following Returns : In 18 94 , when the late Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., P . G . M ., occupied the chair at the Benevolent Festival , it raised . £ 1399 2 s . for that Institution and ^ 167343 . fid . In 18 9 8 it gave ; £ 34 gg ifis . to the Boys' Centenary ,
its contributions to the other Festivals placing the year ' s aggregate at , £ 3 g 68 2 S . The product of l 8 gg was £ 1288 5 s . 6 d ., of which the Old People secured j £ 49 4 s . and this Institution £ 531 6 s . 6 d ., while the balance fell to that of the Boys' School ; Last year the Old People received £ 196 14 s ., this Institution . £ 737 3 s ., and the Boys' School , £ 494 12 s ., making a total of . £ 1428 gs . In February 18 Stewards ,
of whom 17 did duty for 14 lodges , and one was Unattached , compiled a total of £ 623 19 s . 6 d . ; and on Wednesday half-a-dozen brethren , five of whom acted for as many lodges and one independently , together raised . £ 264 7 s . 6 d ., which , with the contribution to the Old People in February , places the amount therefore obtained at / " 90 S 7 s .
Turning to the contiguous Province of SUSSEX , which , however , numbers only 33 lodges , we find the same readiness to support the three Institutions . It makes a point of contributing to each of them , and on special occasions its contributions are on a scale commensurate with its goodwill . In 18 92 , after raising . £ 1155 6 s . for the Benevolent Jubilee , it supported the Duke
of Connaught , its Prov . G . M ., as Chairman at the Festival of this Institution , to the extent of , £ 1026 5 s . In 1897 , when his Royal Highness presided at the Benevolent Festival , it subscribed ^ 1263 2 s . 6 d . out of a total during the year of £ 1497 5 s . fid ., and in 18 9 S , including , £ 286 9 15 s . to the Boys' Centenary , it raised a total of . £ 2932 15 s . In 1 S 99 , it subscribed £ 442 8 s . to the Old People , . £ 391 7 s . to this Institution , and £ 135 19 s . fid . to the Boys' School , making in all £ _ 6 _ 15 s .
Last year , when the Duke of Connaught arranged to preside at the Boys' School Festival—though at the last moment his Royal Highness was unable to fulfil his engagement and Earl Amherst , M . W . Pro G . M ., presided in his stead—it raised in all / 1945 2 s ., of which the Old People received . £ 409 ios ., this Institution , £ 170 12 s . 6 d ., and the Boys' School , £ 1 3 65 . In February , 22 Stewards , two of whom
were Unattached and the rest hailed from 11 lodges , together compiled . £ 436 3 s . 6 d ., and un Wednesday 19 Stewards , of whom 15 acted foa 13 lodges and the chapter attached to one of the number , while three were Unattached , made up , £ 435 19 s . 3 d ., the most important list being that ot liro . J . R . Newman , Lodge No . 38 , for £ 65 . is . fid .
Seven of the 34 lodges in WARWICKSHIRE were represented by 11 brethren at the Benevolent Festival in February and together raised . £ 162 15 s ., of which ^ 84 was furnished by the five Stewards from the Bedford Lodge , No . g 25 , Birmingham . On Wednesday there were 18 Stewards from 10 lodges , of which the Athol Lodge , No . 74 , Birmingham , sent up four ;
the total from all sources being . 6309 . | s . fid . Last year only , £ 141 15 s . was subscribed among the three Charities , and the Boys' School received out of this , £ 73 ios ., but this is to be accounted for by the Province having held a Festival in aid of its own Benevolent and Pupils' Aid Fund , towards which it contributed some £ _\_ o . In 18 99 its total , including £ 467 5 s . to this Institution , was . £ 572 5 s .. while in 1898 it raised , £ 5079 14 s . 6 d . for the Boys' Centenary , and gave small donations to the other Institutions .
Bro . W . T . Page , Deputy Prov . G . M . of WORCESTERSHIRE , acted as Steward for the whole Province , and handed in a list of £ 63 , which added to the £ 266 16 s . Gd . raised by the nine Stewards from .-: ix of the 15 lodges , gives a total thus far for 1901 of £ 329 i 6 s . Gd . Last year the Province contributed
£ 210 to the Did People , . £ 905 to this Institution , and , £ 42 to the Boys , making , in all , , £ 1160 ios . In 18 99 it raised , £ 415 iGs ., of which all but ^ 3 8 . 15 s ., which fell to the Boys' School , was subscribed to the Old People . In 1898 it contributed in all , £ 1231 13 s ,, of which . £ 1136 2 s . was subscribed for the Boys ' Centenary .
YORKSHIRE ( N . AND E . RIDINGS ) has been represented at both the Festivals that have been held during the present year . In February it subscribed , by the medium of seven Stewards , ^ 197 8 s . Bro . W . H . Cowper , for the Province , handing in a list of . £ 8 7 3 s ., and the two Stewards from Lodge and Chapter No . 236 , York , a joint list of , £ 73 ios . On Wednesday Bro . the Rev . E . Fox-Thomas did duty as the PrjvincUl Steward , and two of the 34 lodges had Stewards of their own in Bros . J . G . Wallis and A . G . Stevenson , their and an Unattached Brother ' s combined Returns amounting to ( Continued oil page 252 ) ,