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He said that the Board cf Management had not arrived at the conclusion conve ) ed in the above resolution without due enquiry in London and the provinces and among large subscribers to the Institution . It had been felt by some persons to be undesirable to give extra votes when special objects were in hand , and the Board found that the time Lr g iving double votes had passed away . But they felt that when some great effort was about

to be made to increase the funds of the Institution a compliment should be paid to the Stewards for the ex ' ra work they would have lo undergo to produce a good result rather than giving double votes to subscribers . The resolution was submitted afler finding that ihere was a general consensus of opinion among the subscribers and it was not necessary for him to make many observations on the propositions because they must commend

therrselves to all the brethren . They , then fore , ailed with all confidence to pass Ihe alterations now before the brethren . Bro . C . E . KEYSER , P . G . D ., in seconding the proposition , said the same thing was done at the centenary of the Girls' Institution io years ago . He thought it a fair and equitable arrangement and hoped it would" induce brethren to subscribe largely next year without unduly encroaching on those

wno had been the Institution s constituents hitherto . The belief of the Board of Management was that as the M . W . G . M . the Prince of Wales was gcing to preside at the centenary festival a pecuniary result would be arrived at which would enable them to build a new school at Bushey worthy of the Institution and sufficient for Ihe requiremen ' . s of the Craft for many years to come . The motion was carried unanimously . The CHAIRMAN next moved that the following new laws be adopted :

20 A . AnyMasonicCharitableAssociation ( whose rules must first have been duly registered in the books of the Institution ) , upon payment of donations amounting to 50 guineas shall have the privilege of nominating one of its executive officers as a Life Subscriber with one vote at each election of boys , and for every further completed sum of 50 guineas , he shall receive an additional vote , or in lieu thereof the Association may nominate a second executive officer for the like privileges .

24 A . A subscriber of half-a-guinea shall have one vote at the next ensuing election .

In submitting the motion to the brethren , he remarked that a similar course had been adopted on Thursday at the G . rls' Quartetly Court . It was firsl conceived at the Boys' Board of Management , but as the Girls' Court was the day before the Boys ' , the latter intimated what they were going to do in order that the Girls' Institution might do the same . He believed the nev laws would be found suitable and useful to the Institutions .

Bro . S . K . BENSON ( North VVales ) seconded . The motion was carried . Brc . H . THOMSON LYON , NO . 2563 , Life Governor , moved " That the words' Board cf Management' be substituted for the word ' Council' in the third line of Law 53 . " As the law at present stood if a vacancy occurred on the Board by death , disqualification , or resignation , it was to be filled up by the Council on a show of hands , previous notice having

been given . Bro . Lyon wished it to be filled up by the Board of Management . There was no means of notice being given to the general body of members of Council , and therefore a vacancy was filled up by a few persons who might be present when the meeting took place . It was impossible to asceitain what was going on . Onecandidate mi ght stand aside in favour of another . His proposition

was that , instead of a vacancy being filled up by an irresponsible body like the Council , it should be left in the hands of the Board of Management , that Board being a responsible body , and notice being given to each member before the meeiing . They could all safely trust the whole of their affairs to that bedy . The same thing was done on boards of directors of companies . The motion having been seconded ,

Bro . W . RUSSELL , Prov . G . Treas . Kent , said the alterations , if made , would also have to be made in line 4 . He was pleased to support ihe proposition , which , he thought , was a business-like one . O . i a bjard of directors they filled up a chance vacancy to the best of their ability , selecting a man who they thought would be of advantage by his services lo the company . B . o . Col . A . THRALE PERKINS , P . G . L ) ., asked the Chairman to give his views on the question .

The CHAIRMAN said he never liked to take from a large body the power of expressing their views . ( Hear , hear . ) Although that proposition was made in favour of the Board of Management of which he was Chairman , that they should elect to a vacancy he felt that the Court should be very tender in any step which would derogate from the powers of such a large bed y of subscribers as the Council . It was no fault of the Board or Council that a small number attended the Council . He had

not intended to take any part in voting on that question ; it was for the brethren to decide as to limiting the powers of the Council and placing some of them in the hands of the Board of Management . The power no doubt had bten used by corporations under their aitides of

association to carry on the business until the next period of election . However , it was in the hands of the Quarterly Court . If they thought it was a proper thing to do let them do it . If they thought it was limiting the powers of the Council , then in his view they ought not to alter the rubs . He did not like to advocate an alteration of a rule like this .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER said as he was elected by the subscribers generally he was in a different position from his colleagues , but he was in favour of Bro . Thomson Lyon ' s motion . Under the present system no notice of Council meetings was given to every subscriber . It might not perhaps bs advantageous always for one of two nominated cindidates to whip up his frien Is to vote for him . If the power to fill up avacincy was in the Board of

Management , he thought more trouble would be taken to fill up a vacancy . In a company they elected an individual simply for the time they were oi the board . On one occasion he did speak up for the privileges of general s-ubscribers not being curtailed , but he supported the proposition of Bro . Lyon . He mi ght mention that there had been a vacancy on the Board , and the Council elected Bro . John Strachan , Q . C , P . D . G . R ., and thev could

not have made a better choice . Bro . STANLEY J . ATTENDOROUGH thought they should zealously watch the Courcil . Bro . Keyser said a candidate might whip up his friends . Let him whip them up ; it gave increased interest in the Institution , and all increased interest was for the benefit of the Institution . He had something to do with drawing up the laws of the Institution , and he should be sorry to

see any powers of the Council laken away . A BROTHER from N . E . Yorkshire remarked , thitas an illustration , a Board of Directors had been adduced . The election of a director for a time was put before the shareholders . The brethren were not sh ireholders ; they were voluntary subscribers . Taking away any interest in the Institution would be a serious thing . As a Life Governor he objected to any more

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power being given to the Board of Management ; it would be extremel y unwise . Bro . H . THOMSON LYON having replied , A BROTHER observed that there mi ght be some hole-and-corner work on the Council , The CHAIRMAN said there had been no hole-and-corner work . Everybody was supposed to be at the Council , and if present they were entitled to vote . The motion was lost b y 29 against 19 votes .

The CHAIRMAN , after the Scrutineers of votes for the day ' s election of candidates for admission to the School had been appointed said the plans for the new buildings at Bushey were now being proceeded with bv several architects , and it was hoped they would be read y for the next Quarterly Court . He hoped that shortly afterwards arrangements could beTrnde for laying the first stone . A brother asked if there would be a model . The CHAIRMAN said No , they did not propose going to such an extra

expense . Bro . HENRY SMITH , P . G . D ., thought a model would be advantageous as there were many people who could understand a model and did not understand a plan . The CHAIRMAN remarked the Board of Management would be happy to listen to and adopt any suggestions which might meet the general view . The election of 16 boys out of a libt of 47 candidates was then proceeded with .

The following are the unsuccessful candidates . The successful appears in our advertisement columns : Name . Votes . I Name . Votes . Colwell , Francis Joseph 3 113 s ! Moir , Sydney Herbert 488 Thompson , Thomas James 2 SS 4 j Moulton , Ronald Verio * 47 S Carroll , Frederick Sheridan ... 2544 Hitchvvell , Leonard Douglas ... 445 Mansell , Culiton Thorns 2504 Delahave , William A'thur A \>

Hibbs , Ronald G : nrge (/«

Potter , Charles Giorze 126 S Price , Edmund Roy ... 9 Osimnd , Frederic William 10 S 4 Hardy , Harold Richard 6 Brinjes , Frederick Edgar 977 McLeod , Lewis Arthur Alexander 5 Colman . Ernest Charles 885 Broben , Gerald Grant 4 Blake , William Worthy Atkinson ... 6 S 7 Eales , Arthur Douglas ... Withdrawn . Downes , Gilbert George 6 ( 3 i Peel , Gilbert William ... „ Wright , Charles Philip 623

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Berkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF BERKSHIRE .

The Masonic Hall , Windsor , was fixed upon as the place of meeting for the Royal Arch Masons of Berkshire in their annuil Provincial Grand Chapter , and on Saturday there was a select and numerous attendance , including : Comps . the Grand Superintendent , John Thornhill Morland , M . A .. ; C . E . Key - ser , M . E . Z . 574 , P . G . S . B . Eng ., P . G . H . ; S . Wheeler , P . Z . 414 , P . G . J . ; J . W .

Martin , P . Z . 414 , P . G . S . E . ; Capt . E . S . Heard , S . N . 18 99 , P . G . S . B . ; W . Hickie , P . Soj . 414 , P . G . D . C . ; C . F . Dyson , P . Prov . G . O ., P . G . Org . ; W . Hemmings , 414 , P . G . Janitor ; G . T . Phillips ( Mayor of Wokingham ); E . Grisbrook , J . O . Carter , E . L . Shepherd , G . H . Powell , E . Margrett , C . Slaughter , E . Belcher , W . G . Nottage , Ernest Marshall , EiVard Prince , Capt . Tupmtn , W . H . Gardener , S . G . Kirchhoffer , Rev . F . F . Penruddock , W . Ravenscroft . H . S .

Hanington , S . Knight , H . d'o W . Astley , E . A . Stickland , E . C . A . Broquet , C . Howell , R . Nicholson , A . Turner , Lieut .-Col . G . Taylor , G . H . R . Holden , Lieut .-Col . Jocelyn Otway , F . A . Wells , F . King , W . A . Cocks , Arthur E . Preston W . A . Hardy , J . F . Wolff , J . J . Simcox , F . Tunbrid ^ e , C . Mason , W . H . Reed , ' G . F . Slade , G . T . Phillips , J . Baynes , T . W . Turner , A . Foyer , W . T . Harvey , and A . A . Hardy . Afier the usual preliminaries , the Grand Superintendent appointed and invested the Provincial Grand Offi : ers for the ensuing year as follows :

Comp . S . Wheeler , jun ., P . Z . 414 ... ... Prov . G . H . „ S . G . KirchhonV , P . Z . 1899 ... ... Prov . G . J . „ J . W . Martin , P . Z . 414 •••... Prov . G . S . E . „ W . H . Gardener , P . Z . 771 ... ... Prov . G . S . N . ,, C . Stephens , 414 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas , „ G . F . Slade , M E . Z . elect 414 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ S . Knight , J . S 74 - - - Peov . G . P . S . „ E . Prince , j . 771 ... ... ... Prov . 1 st A . G . S . „ H . S . Hanington , S N . 574 ... ... Prov . 2 id A . G . S . „ G . { . Phillips , S . N . 945 - •••Prov . G . S . B . „ E . A . WelU . S . N . 1 S 99 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ G . H . R . Holden . P . S . 414 ... ... Prov . G . D . C . ,, C . E . Dyson , S . N . 771 ... ... Prov . G . Org . A vote of congratulation wis unanimously pissed to Comp . J . W . Martin , Prov . G . S . E ,, on the honour conferred upoii him b / H . R . H . the

Prince of VVales , selecting him as a recipient of one of the Grand Lodge appointments in celebration of theOaeen ' s Diamin J Jubilee . The Provincial G and Chapter voted the sum of 10 guineas to the Grand Superintendent ' s Hit for the Centenary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for B ) ys . Afler o ' neortwo other matters had bee . i dispos . d o , the Provincial Grand Chapter was closed .

Consecration Of The Victoria Lodge At Windsor.

CONSECRATION OF THE VICTORIA LODGE AT WINDSOR .

The holding of the annual Provincial Gran J Chapter of Berkshirereported above—was followed , after a shoit interval , by the consecration of the Victoria Lodge , No . 2671 , the interesting ceremony being performed at the Masonic Hall , in the presence of a large and representative body of Masons , including some distinguished officers of the G : and Lodge of England .

The choice of the first Worshipful Master of the new lodge fell upon Bro . Edward Piince , who was initiated in the Etonian Lodge , No . 209 , in