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not far distant when , as it would be almost impossible for them to take any more girls in at the present building at •Wandsworth , and they could not get sufficient additional land there to build further than they had already done , as they were hemmed in on every quarter , and the railways were drawing" closer and closer , this Institution must go elsewhere . In asking the Court to favour a large vote , he had

not done so without well considering what the necessities ot the case were now , and what they would ultimately be . The proposition he had to make was that they should purchase land elsewhere , and build on it a certain school , which might be extended at some future time to meet the wants of any number of children if they were compelled to give up the premises they now held . He did

not think they would be doing wrong in spending so much of their capital ; the probability was that they would be doing a great deal more good than letting it lie idle at 3 per cent , by erecting a school which would be the nucleus of a larger one capable of holding from 300 to 500 children . He had not considered any particular site as desirable , but certainly not the present one , or near it ;

but he knew there were plenty of sites at a convenient distance from London . On the ground that it was a profitable investment of the money , without wishing to make a speech , he submitted his motion to the brethren , and would take the sense of the meeting upon it . Bro . Nunn then read his motion . A seconder being called for , no one answered , and the

Chairman declared the motion dropped in consequence . Bro . J . A . Rucker , P . G . D ., then brought his motion forward : — " Thatthis Committee recommend that a Sub-Committee consisting of nine members , of whom not less than four shall be members of the House Committee , together with the Treasurer and Trustees-of the Institution , be appointed ,

three to form a quorum , to consider and report to the General Court on the arrangements to be made for the admission of from thirty to fifty more children to the benefits of the Institution ; that in case of need a Special General Court be summoned to receive such report , and that such report be read for information at any House Committee or General Committee that may meet between

the completion of the report and the meeting of the ( Quarterly or Special ) General Court . " He said he thought that in admitting from thirty to fifty more children they would be admitting as many as the funds of the Institution would allow of , large as they were . The children were boarded , educated , and clothed for a comparatively small sum ; at the same time this was

the nucleus of a larger school ; and he thought that notwithstanding the great increase in the subscriptions , and the large sum the Girls' School had in the funds , the great increase in the numbers of the Craft rendered it unadvisable that this institution should do at the present moment more than his motion proposed . Bro . H . G . Warren , P . G . S ., seconded the motion . As

it was a matter which was to be referred to a Committee he would defer his remarks on it till the Committee made its report . He would not have been willing thatalarge expenditure should be incurred without such an enquiry as was proposed , and he believed that it was always better to take that course , because it was not to be supposed that in the limited time during which these Quarterly Courts lasted

due consideration could be given to these matters . Bro . John Symonds , P . G . D ., said he was quite prepared to vote for the motion as it stood , if it came to that . He presumed it was through Bro . Rucker ' s modesty , as a member of the House Committee , that he did not propose that the subject should be referred lo the House Committee , who , it seemed to him , were best qualified to deal with it ,

as they knew all the requirements of the Institution . He hoped that Bro . Rucker , with Bro . Warren ' s consent , would refer it to the House Committee , who could report to the Quarterly Court . Bro . Symonds explained the many advantages which would arise from this plan , and the opportunities which would be given to a much larger number of experienced brethren having full information as to the proceedings than by a reference of the mattcrto a Special

Committee . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart , P . G . D ., said there was a motion of his on the paper which would carry out to a great extent Bro . Rucker ' s proposition to give an education to a larger number . ' of Freemasons'children than at present . They had plenty of funds to do so with . It was admitted that a great many children were knocking at their doors and anxious to be received into the Institution . Much

money had been spent 111 erecting an infirmary , which to his mind ought to be utilised by accommodating at once all the approved candidates . It would cost very little to get a home elsewhere for an infirmary , and if the railway required the existing premises at a future time the brethren would have done a wise thing not to remove till they had notice that the present site was required . If that did occur

then he hoped they would be able to accommodate 300 children , if necessary . He was in favour of a junior school being established , into which children might go when first elected . They should have a superior school and an infant school . Money had already been laid out very freely , and within the last two or three years the brethren had gone to great expense in enlarging the building , in its

din 'ng hall and lavatories , and also in erecting an infirmary . Supposing any of the children should be taken ill , it would be a very rare occurrence if they were more than four or " ve in number ; and surely it would be cheaper to provide pother building for them , with nurses and staff to attend tothem , than to have such a lartreinfirmary as they had now .

1 he brethren were now anxious to accommodate a larger "umber of the children of the Craft . The Craft had come orvvard and given plenty of money , and what ought to be °° ne was to provide at once for the children of this gencratlo n , and let posterity take care of the future . When the ra " i an < * buildings at Wandsworth were required by the "ways it would be time enough to look out for other

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land for the Masonic Girls' School , and then they would have plenty of funds . What was wanted was immediate accommodation . With this and no other view , he would be willing to consent to Bro . Rucker ' s motion being referred , to see how the scheme could be carried out , but he would ask the brethren honestly and sincerely to make the infirmary of some use by converting it into a portion of the

school . Bro . J . A . Farnfield suggested that if Bro . Rucker ' s motion was carried to the House Committee , they should also have power to consider Bro . Stewart ' s motion . The Chairman said he understood that to be the intention of Bro . Stewart . Bro . Stewart . —Yes .

Bro . Farnfield , m reference to the observation that the railway company would be wanting the land of the Masonic School , said that it had always been said that the railway was coming there . The railway had only just laid out a large sum of money" at Clapham Junction on the other side of the school , and it would be a long time before they wanted that as well . The school building did not

extend right up to the railway , and unless the railway company took some portion of the school building they could not be compelled to take the whole . He had grave doubts whether the railway might not enlarge the line , taking only a portion of the land . All these matters could be dealt with , however , under Bro . Rucker ' s motion . Bro . Stewart said he was quite willing not to bring his

motion forward that day , provided the matter was referred to the House Committee . BroTHacker , P . M . 723 , while agreeing with Bro . Rucker , would like to add a rider , that before anything was done every brother entitled should have notice of it . Bro . Kenyon enquired whether the Committee would receieve suggestions from a Governor .

The Chairman . —Yes . Bro . Kenyon added that he mentioned the matter because he knew there were brethren who could render the Committee efficient service . The Chairman had no doubt that the Committee would gladly receive any assistance that could be offered . Bro . Rucker said that as far as the question of the

infirmary was concerned , that building had been erected when 70 children were laid down with scarlet fever . Although the children who were sick were hermetically sealed from those who were whole , it was only by the blessing of Divine Providence that there was not a death . The infirmary truly had cost a great deal of money , but it had answered the purpose for which it was built . He would alter his first

motion to suit Bro . Symonds' proposition , as follows : — " That in the opinion of this Court it is advisable that arrangements be made for the admission of an increased number of children to the benefits of the Institution , and that the question he referred to the House Committee to consider and report thereon . " It would be quite open to

any brother to write to the Secretary of the school , with any suggestions , and it would be the duty of the Secretary to lay such letter before the Committee . The motion was then put and carried unanimously . The brethren then proceeded with the election of six children , and at the declaration of the poll the following were declared successful : —

1 Taylor , Lucy Maria ( West Yorkshire ) ... 1431 2 Jcnes , Edwina Russell ( Gloucestershire ) ... 1395 3 Bowler , Mary Louisa ( Suffolk ) 1376 4 Cowley , Minnie Eliza ( West Yorkshire ) ... 1 348 5 Saunders , Fanny Amelia W . ( Norfolk ) ... 1293 6 Kelley , Alice Elizabeth ( Somerset ) 1128 The following were unsuccessful . —

1 Daly , Eliza Edith 805 2 Milligan , Rosa 803 3 Bellamy , Sarah Lissie 720 4 Bridgeman , Emma Lizzie ., 716 5 Norrish , Susan Jane 675 6 Moore , Florence M . G 599 7 Bryant , Ida Mary 58 s

8 Herlan , Josephine Amelia 488 9 Boyd , Alice 474 10 Wright , Clara Isabel 433 11 Escott , Edith Harry 433

12 Douglass , Isabella ... ... 414 13 Wilton , Lucretia Catherine A 379 14 Morgan , Marian Aline ... ... ... 370 15 Strong , Ann Maria 366

16 Potts , Emma Mary 328 17 Potts , Edith Maude 327 18 Morris , Diana Gordon 201 19 Mollis , Ellen Elizabeth 138 20 Clase , Ada Huyshe .. ... ... ... 85 21 Lindeman , Alice Evelyn ... ... ... 32

22 Lapington , Fanny Elizabeth ... ... 2 7 23 Perks , Blanche Jenny ... ... ... 2 4 24 Hellier , Catherine Louisa , ... 17 Votes of thanks to the scrutineers and Chairman were afterwards passed , and the proceeding * closed .

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The Quarterly Court of Subscribers and Governors of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Monday last , at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . John Symonds , Vice-Patron , presided . The other brethren present comprised Bros . Thomas Hill , J . Wordsworth , Henry Smith , J . L . Mime , Wm . Birch , Geo . Hutt , Major J . Creaton , Richd .

Spencer , James Robins , H . Browse , W . West Smith , W . Downing , A . H . Tattershall , Robert B . Webster , Wm . Lane , Alfred Layton , H . Massey ( " Freemason , " ) James A . Birch , Jas . Terry , J . Stohwasser , John Simpson , Hyde Pullen , Jesse Turner , A . II . Green , E . T . Budden , J . P . Piatt , P . P . G . J . W ., Cheshire ; Raynham W Stewart , Henry Dubosc , John £ Sampson Perrie , J . W . Oram , Allen C . Wyllie , J . Mason , F . B . Davaee ,

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Charles Lee , P . M . 9 ; iEneas J . Mclntyre , Q . C . G . R . ; T . II . Pulsford , W . Watson , W . Hickman , D . P . G . M ., Hants and Isle of Wight ; A . D . LocvvenstarU , John Bodenham , F . A . Cole , George Wilson , J . N . Frost , Jos . Morrell , John Read , James Stevens , Edward Cox , A . Thellavd , John G . Stevens , Edward Clark , Thos . J . Barnes , Thos . W . White , W . R . Marsh , John

Constable ,. Alfred Avery , Peter de L . Long , R . J . Spiers , J . Finch , E . J . Marty , James Kindred and F . Binckes ( Secretary ) . At the conclusion of the formal business , the motion , of which notice had been given by Bio . Jesse . Turner , " That the right to the presentation of a properly qualified boy , in perpetuity , for admission to this Institution , be secured to

the Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution , on payment to the funds of this institution of the sum of £ 1050 , " was then taken , but Bro . Turner not being present , " Bro . Birch , on his behalf , brought the motion forward , and requested that " Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire " might be substituted for " Cheshire Masonic Educational Institution . " Major Creaton ( the alteration havinvr been agreed to )

seconded the motion , which was then put and carried unanimously . The Court then resolved to admit one boy by purchase on the 1 st of January . Bro . Alfred Layton , P . M . 181 , suggested that the time had arrived when the building should be increased in size , se as to accommodate a still larger number of pupils than

were at present in the school . The Chairman said that the subject had not escaped the attention of the different committees of the Institution . Hitherto the school had been always in debt , and money had had to be borrowed from the bankers for various liabilities . The last festival , however , was so successful , that they would not be in the same position this year . The

friends of the Institution would be very glad to see it enlarged , in order to receive more scholars , and as soon as they could see their way clear it would be done . Bro . Layton added that at present the number of applicants was so enormous that unless a candidate had very strong friends he could not succeed . Bro . Binckes said that , with reference to the question of

enlargement , the size of the building had been extended the year before last , and again last year , and that at the present time the 176 boys in the school occupied every available space . The election of ten boys out of an approved list of fiftyeight candidates was then proceeded with , and at the close of the day the following were declared elected : —

1 Price , Ernest Lavers 2157 2 Green , Alfred James 2081 3 Sutton , Herbert Henry 2008 4 Jones , John Llewellyn 1992 5 Barclay , James Archibald 1925 6 Tibbits , Elvvood Blake 1893 1 Ship way , Henry Morrison 1858

8 James , Percy 1839 9 Duff , Robert 1 S 02 10 Hunter , William Regir . ald 1675 The following were the unsuccessful candidates : — 11 Dawson , George Arthur 1661 12 Vivian , Alfred Greville 1658 13 Perren , Gilbert Palmer S ,.. 1629

14 Cromwell , Charles Henry 1613 15 Lee , Vincent John 14-0 16 Stansfield , William Ashlon 1 3 S 8 17 Gardner , Richard Thomas 1366 18 Wain , Leonard ... , 12 ( 14 19 Cooke , William Astle SS 4 20 Recs , James I lerbert ... 881

21 Austin . Charles Frederick 835 22 Qucclh , A . Christopher 668 23 Keddcll , Robert Walter 500 24 Ginham , Percy Norman ... 470 25 Chandler , Robert Stanley 4 61 26 Leyshon , Herbert Henry 424 27 Hambley , D . S . Wharton 414

28 Bourne , Arthur Richard 381 29 Lemarchand , Arthur F . ' ^ 20 30 Wimpey , George Augustus ... ... 31-31 Head , Richard George „ . 248 " 32 Allison , George Randall 206 33 Gurncy , John Henry ,- Z 34 Pipe , George F . Wilgrcss 143

35 Day , Arthur Harris ,- $ 3 6 Stock , Henry Walter -, \ a 31 Williams , George Alfred / 16 38 Cox , George Samuel I 0 9 39 Barnet William Glen l 0 ( , 40 Shury , Solomau Hiram gn 41 Service , Stanley Heppell 89

42 Slate , J . Thomas London 88 43 Ludlow , W . Christopher - ¦ , 44 Bryant , Wrightson Robert 70 45 Stanton , George William 45 4 6 Buttervvith , John .-47 Jackson , Charles Henry ... ... ... 37 48 Evans , John McMillan ° j-49 Hughes , William W . Poole i \

50 Johnson , Arthur Edwin , i 0 51 Price , Alfred Hingham ... n 52 Cade , Richard Henry < j 53 Gover , Joseph 7 54 Furze , William Ernest 6 55 England , Herbert ... 2 5 6 Jackson Joseph ... ... 57 ( Withdrawn . ) 58 Morley , William Moore

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