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r , neak of anybody but himself , but he could not help thinking there were many in that room double the age of those girls who would be very sorry to be examined in physiography . For himself , he had not the slightest idea what it meant . ( Laughter . ) So far as the financial position of the Institution was concerned , that very largely depended 0 n the efforts of the brethren the Stewards . At the same time , he would like

to point out that there was special need this year for a claim on their liberality , because it had been found necessary to expend £ 8000 recentl y in the ourchase of certain property for the well-being of the Institution . There mig ht very well have been , as any one could see for himself , great injury to the Institution but for this timely purchase . The Institution had no regular income except ^ , 2000 a year ; therefore it must rely on the contributions of

the brethren . This year they were under a disadvantage in this respect , the 99 th year was nothing more than other years , but rather less ; but it had in the coming year the g lory of a centenary , and he mig ht be permitted to express a hope that the next Anniversary ofthe Festival of this the oldest of the three Masonic Institutions would be of such a character that it would be held under such

illustrious auspices as to be entirely unique in the history of the Freemasonry of England . Speaking for himself , he would say he was sure the 100 th Anniversary would not be allowed to pass by the Craft without a very great effort to mark it . He felt he might with safety claim for this Institution that it was nobly performing the objects for which it was founded , and , in company with its two sister Institutions , afforded a very complete and

cogent answer to all they heard about what was the good of Freemasonry ? To such a questioner he would like to point out the threegreat Masonic Institutions , and then he would find , with the alteration of only one word , that epitap h which was to be found over an entrance to St . Paul's Cathedral to that great architect and Mason , Sir Christopher Wren , "Si argumentum quteriscircumspice . " He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Horace

Brooks Marshall , Patron and Past Grand Treasurer . Bro . HORACE BROOKS MARSHALL , P . G . Treasurer , in reply , said he rose with feelings of great anxiety to acknowledge the liberal contributions of the brethren on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , rememthat the Executive Committee had recently been at extra expense and responsibilities in admitting all the candidates at the last Quarterly Court

and election without a contest , incurring additional outlay in providing the requisite accomodation for their girls . If , as he feared it would , the Institution would suffer in consequence of the many claims that had been made upon the liberality of the brethren in this year of Jubilee , they took encouragement from the fact of the near approach of the Institution ' s centenary anniversary , and consequently anticipated that every province

would make an effort to respond on behalf of the Institution , when every lodge would send its representative on that auspicious occasion . They were told that gratitude was a keen sense of favours to come . It was , therefore , his duty and privilege very sincerel y to acknowledge the liberal contributions of the brethren in the past , and very earnestly to solicit their liberal donations

in the future , especially at the forthcoming centenary year in order that they might not only be enabled to maintain the School in its present state of efficiency , but also to extend still further the benefits of the Charity to a much larger number of the fatherless g irls of their unfortunate brethren who had fallen out in the battle of life . ( Cheers . )

The Stewards' list was then read by Bro . HEDGES , and the details will be found appended to this report . Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , G . Secretary , then rose , and said the brethren must all be delighted at the very capital results of that day ' s Festival which , although , perhaps , not so magnificent as had been sometimes announced on these occasions , yet still showed that the keen interest which was taken by the brethren at large in the Masonic Institution for Girls was unabated . But there was an old line of a poet

that"Man never is , but always to be , blest , " and the moment Masons had had one festival they looked forward with the greatest interest to the next . Bro . Terry and his Institution were in the happy position of having achieved the greatest result this year , but there was still one festival in the future , that ol the Boys' Institution . They all hoped and trusted that the festival would be as successful as had been the ones of the other Institutions . Masons had been somewhat heavily taxed

in this peculiar year—he would not use that unusual word "Jubilee "—but still they were having a special year , and special claims , and he was sure the Masons of England would support the Festival of the Boys' School as * -hey had supported the other Festivals . They knew the Institution had peculiar claims , though each of the Institutions claimed the great interest of the Craft . He was sure the Institution would meet wilh the generous support of the brethren , no less than it had been in the previous years . He concluded by proposing "Success to all our Charitable Institutions . "

Bro . F . BINCKES , P . G . Steward , Secretary of the R . M . I . B ., in reply , said he felt deeply indebted to Bro . Col . Clerke for the kind and sympathetic manner in which he had proposed the toast , congratulating the Girls ' School and the Benevolent Institution on their respective successes in connection with Iheir respective Festivals in which he had prognosticated , and he hoped l J } eir prognostications would be more than fulfilled , the success of the

festival of the Boys' School , to be held on the 14 th June , the day immediately succeeding the Jubilee Masonic gathering , or assembly to be held at Albert Hall . He now felt to a certain extent relieved by having been tabled to join in the congratulations of the other Institution on their Recesses . He naturally had some little anxiety with reference to the Boys ' School Festival . He had often said that that Institution came last of the

tree , and was generally content to take up the crumbs of the other Instiutions . He was disposed that evening to take up another view , and he anted to impress on the brethren another lesson comparing the three "stitutions with the Three Degrees of Masonry . The Benevolent Institun Was Entered Apprentice . Having taken that Degree the brethren rj "aturall y desirous of progressing . The Girls' School was the Second P ^ £ ee , which was the most connecting * link with the other two . The Rnvs '

[| 00 ' was the Third Degree when members rallied round and performed that " 1051 J P ortant ceremony . While he stood in an unfortunate position 1 , even ' g > not being able to announce the name of any distinguished tj 0 er j-0 , preside , he had every faith that the intrinsic merits of the Instituniai ' ar c connection with the Jubilee celebration , that the brethren would difn " - ?" - 'he prosperity of the Institution . They were in debt , in doubt , in Warn H y and wantec tne brethren to release them from all three . They of t L the brethren 10 come forward and help the sons of Masons , the men li [ e a y . > t 0 l 5 e al le * n - ater t - ays successfully to fight the battle of enn ' u . n rna nta n the two great principles which their Royal Grand Master Cha . u Clatec - on the day of his installation—loyalty to the throne and ^ y to the human family .

Ninety-Ninth Festival Of The Girls School.

Bro . JOHN DERBY ALLCROFT , P . G . Treas ., proposed "The Stewards of the Day . " They had to thank the Stewards for theirexcellent arrangements . Considering previous successes , the Stewards had to work under great difficulty . Those who were connected with London Charities knew how much depended on the exertions of the Stewards , and he gave them due honour for the work they had carried on , and for the perseverance they had shown .

These great Charities appealed to different kinds of men ; but when they come to a question of the education of girls , he thought every Ma-son who was a father must have a very strong feeling in the result of an appeal such as this . The Stewards could go to their brethren and show how the School was worked . They knew they had a very good case to put forward in

pleading for help . They were very glad to see so many country brethren , and they welcomed them most warmly . Thev hoped they would be stimulated with the feeling that the essence of Charity which was so great in Masonry would spread , and be encouraged in their hearts , and be evidenced by their support of all the different Charities connected with the Order . It

had fallen to his lot in the province over which the Chairman presided to see —and it pleased him very much—that a great amount was realised , over ^ 1000 . He therefore connected with this toast the name of Bro . Venables , D . P . G . M . of Shropshire .

Bro . VENABLES thanked Bro . Allcroft for the compliment paid to Shropshire . He had not been a very operative Steward , but he was proud that Shropshire had laid more than 1000 out of the 11 , 000 odd bricks to the

Institution that night . Shropshire was pleased to see such efforts in the cause of Charity , and hoped it would continue to all the Institutions , and so carry out the precept— " Hearts willing and hands ready . "

Bro . LETCHWORTH , P . G . D ., proposed "The Ladies , " to which Bro . PETER DE LANDE LONG , P . G . D ., responded , and the brethren then adjourned to the Temple , where a

charming concert was provided—under the direction of Bro . Franklin Clive—in which the following artistes took part : Madlle . Marie de Lido , Miss Ethel Winn , Madame Florence Winn , and Madame Featherby-Capel ; Bros .

Arthur Thompson , Albert James , Egbert Roberts , and Franklin Clive ; solo flute , Bro . John Radcliff ; pianists , Bros . J . Turle Lee and Herbert Schartau . Bro , R , J . Morley was toastmaster at the dinner .

Stewards contained the arms and crest of the the Institution , the bar bearing a miniature The favour worn by the Stewards contained the arms and crest of the Chairman and the name ot the Institution , the bar bearing a miniature medallion of her Majesty . It was designed and manufactured by Bro , George Kenning .

Stewards' Lists.

STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . HOUSE COMMITTEE . £ s . d . Bro . Edgar Bowyer 26 5 0 „ Ralph Glutton 10 10 o „ Thomas Fenn ' see Lod ^ e

No . 82 ) 14 s " O „ Robert Grey 52 10 o „ Charles Hammerton ... 101 o o „ H . A . Hunt 2100 „ Edward Letchworth { see Chapter No . 2 ) ... 26 5 o

„ Peter de Lande Long ... 10 10 o „ H . B . Marshall , J . P . ... 26 5 o „ J . H . Matthews 21 o o „ James Moon 2100 „ Col . Peters 10 10 o \ Jr ^ n \ r Ri / . Vl 3 Cf " cnn IT Tfl Ci 1 — j

„ . <* ,. ¦» .-. v ....... « .. ... - .-Lodge i Bro . J . Marsh Case ... 36 15 ° 2 „ John Jupe 26 5 o Chapter 2 Comp . E . Letchworth ( see House Committee ) Lodge

3 Bro . J . W . Squire ... 3 S 17 o 4 „ J . A . Hughes ... 15 15 o 5 „ Capt . Lyell 32 ' I ° 6 „ Alfred E . Craven ... 2100 8 „ John Pullman ... 22 1 o 10 „ Rev . J . N . Palmer , M . A 22 1 o it „ W . F . B . McQueen 45 o o 14 „ Gordon Smith ... 10 10 o

18 „ John H . Champness 21 00 21 ,, Alderman J , Savory 44 iS o 23 „ George Simonds ... 23 2 o 2 ( 5 „ A . E . Cumberbatch 21 00 27 „ C . J . Cuthbertson ... 4 6 4 o DUUllUll 1

20 „ jaillCb ,,, Jl U U 29 „ Fred . E . Burgess ... 40 o o 33 „ Rich . C . Rapier ... 16 ifi o 46 „ H . S . Glutton ( see Lodge 1537 ) 65 „ James X . Akerman ... go 5 0 83 „ Thos . Fenn ( see

House Committee ) 90 „ W . McDougal ... 63 o o 91 „ Sidney Claris ... 26 5 o 140 „ Alex . Forsyth , M . D . 26 5 o H 5 , » W . F . Masters ... 63 o o 147 „ G . Emblin * 420 o o 16 5 „ Richard Eve 52 10 o 172 ,, Carl T . Fleck " )

172 „ Charles Meierhoff j "" " " 177 „ Abel Simner 353 15 0 179 „ A . Hughes 50 o o 193 „ Geo . P . Nightingale 90 6 o 194 „ Thos . H . Wilson ... 85 I o 197 „ G . Lancelot Kyles ... 105 o o

Stewards' Lists.

Lodge £ s . dl 211 Bro . Fred T . Bennett ... 63 4 6 217 „ James Addington .., 43 I o 22 7 „ Peregrine Purvis ... 34 13 o 2 3 S » James B . Batten ... 15 15 o 255 „ N . D . Fracis ... 15 15 o

2 59 » George Hughes ... 31 10 o 435 » J esse Brown 38 17 o 507 „ Charles H . Wiltshire 63 o o 511 „ Asher Barfield ... 21 o o 534 „ Oliver Bryant ... 10 10 o 538 „ VV . G . Fenn ... 105 o o

548 „ Henry Carman ... 32 11 0 700 „ Josiah H . Roberts ... 133 o o 715 „ Upficld Green .,, 15 8 6 733 J , Sills J . Humfress .,. ifli 14 o S 13 „ Charles Weedon ... 52 lo o 822 „ J . Fox Seaton ... 30 0 o

834 „ L . Dopson ... 1 S 34 „ H . Purdue ... j X 5 ° ° ° 871 „ John George Thomas 21 00 879 „ Walter Martin ... 120 o o 89 S „ F . VV . Pulsford ... So o o 96 9 „ Lennox Browne , F . R . C . S . ' see 210 S ) 1158 „ W . Belchamber ... 52 10 0 1185 „ W . G . Hildreth ... 21 0 o

Chapter 1185 Comp . George Powell ... 3 615 o Lodge 1298 Bro . E . E . Streat 22 1 o 1366 „ R . W . Galer ... 5 5 " J 3 S 3 ,, M . Tabuteau ... 84 o o ' 4 5 ,, James Staphens ... 38 it o

1537 „ H . b . Glutton ( see also Lodge No . 4 O ) 168 0 0 1586 „ G . H . Finch 36 15 o 1608 „ H . VV .. Kiallmark ... 53 1 6 1613 „ George Harlow ... 68 5 o 1615 „ T . R . Dallmeyer ... 26 5 o

1622 „ Frederick Hilton .., 52 l-j o 1657 „ E . Anderton 107 2 o 1663 „ Walter T . Christian 32 n o 1663 ,, T . Franklin 36 15 o •673 ,, T . C . Royle 20 o o 1704 „ W . P . Hubbard ... 26 5 o 1710 .. T . H . Martin . „ GS . * : o

1726 ,. A . Roger Carter ... 106 1 o 1772 „ F . Whiting 36 15 o 1839 „ John Culver 42 o o 1910 „ Charles Belton ... 31 10 0 Chapter 192 S Comp . T . Minstrell ,,. 26 5 o 1974 Bro . G . Capper Harding ... 39 18 o ¦ . 9 SS ,. J oseph W . Hartley 79 iG o 2000 ,, W . E . Stewart ... 40 8 6

2012 „ Dr . F . Lawrence ... 59 o o ' 2021 „ Capt . Cliff ord Probyn 28 7 o 2033 ,, A . E . Sansom , M . D . 6 5 12 6 2000 „ Ernest St . Clair ... Ji 9 o 2108 „ L , Browne , F . R . C . S . ( see ako 9 69 ) ... 74 " o