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through no fault of their own , —by the pressure of untoward events on which we need not here dilate , should be reduced to ask for " out-door " and " indoor relief , " is one of these facts alike painful to contemplate , —one of those social injustices it is our duty to seek to redress with true Masonic beneficence ,
' * '" * THE Post Office Orphan Home , for which a concert , given by some kindly and excellent " artistes , " ( as see elsewhere ) , is to be held to-day , deserves the support of all Freemasons , inasmuch , as like the " Metropolitan Police Orphanage , " it is a laudable and practical effort to aid the orphans
of those to whom we good citizens of London really owe a great debt of gratitude in more ways that one . Surely this is so , especially in respect of hard daily work , in all weathers , for our convenience , aud comfort , and safety , of that ' great body of public servants , marked by such general respectability , awT'the zealous discharge of duties often both serious and responsible .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institiution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITIUTION .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton . Grand Treasurer in the chair . There were also present Bros . Richard Herve Giraud , Win . Hilton , William Hale , C . A . Cottebrune , Thomas Cubitt , Charles
John Perceval , Raynham W . Stewart , John Henry Leggott , Wm . March , John G . Stevens , Thomas W . C . Bush , J . M . Case , Edgar Bowyer , Charles Daniel , Charles Lacey , J . R . Gallant , S . H . Webb , Henry Maudslay , James Terry ( Secretary ) , and Henry Massey ( Freemason ) . After the readine and confirmation of the minutes , Bro . TERRY reported
the death of six annuitants . Bro . TERRY reported the case of one male annuitant , Richard Barnes , who had been sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment for stealing Masonic jewels . It was thereupon resolved that Bro . Barnes be deprived of his annuity .
Bro . J G . STEVENS proposed , and Bro . HALE seconded , that the current quarter ' s annuity should be paid to the wife of Bro . Barnes , who , with her family , were in a state of destitution . The motion was carried unanimously , and Bro . Terry was commissioned to pay Mrs . Barnes the money by weekly instalments .
Bro . TERRY reported that the alterations in the laws of the Institution , agreed to by a Special Committee a month ago , had been confirmed by Grand Lodge on the 7 th inst ., and that Bro . Raynham W . Stewart's motion for doubling the annual grant of £ 800 a year by Grand Lodge to the Institution had also been carried .
Bro . TERRY also reported that he had received a notice from the London , Brighton , and South Coast Rail vay Company of their intention to apply to Parliament next session for further powers to increase their accommodation at Croydon , which would necessitate , their laking some of the land of the Institution , and asking that an answer should be returned whether this was assented to or dissented fiom .
Il was unanimously resolved that the Secretary should send in a notice of dissent . The Warden ' s report contained an intimation that one of the mile annuitants at Croydon had made himself extremely objectionable to his fellow annuitants by his persistent annoyance . The House Committee had invesiiated the case , and had advised thai the brother com pi ained of should be removed from the Institution . This was agreed to . ¦ The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for the liabilities of the
Institution Bro . ERRY informed the Committee that the annual New Year ' s entertainment to the old people at Croydon would take place on Wednesday , the 4 th of January . It was . then resolved to grant the usual sum of ^ 20 towards the expenses of the entertainment .
One widow was granted half her late husband ' s annuity . On the motion ol Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . EDGAR BHWYER , permission was given to the Secretary to purchase the necessary furniture for the enlarged hall of the Institution at Croydon , which is now complete . Fourteen male petitioners and nine widows were then placed on the list for the election of Alay , 1882 . The proceedings closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman . ,
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .
As briefly announced in our last week s issue , the annual meeting of tire brethren of this district took p lace on the Sth inst ., at Hinckley , under thc presidency of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . George Toller , jun ., P . G . S . B . England . Reviewing the events of thc past few years in connection with this particular section of the Masonic brotherhood , we find that its present Grand
Master , the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , was appointed to his office by the Grand Master in the year 1 S 73 , and lhat at thc present time there arc ten lodges working under his jurisdiction . Of these the one held at Hinckleythe Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , on the register of the Grand Lodgeof England—is the oldest . Its constitution took place as far back as the year 17 ^ 6 , the warrant being registered as bearing date the 23 rd of November of
that year . It was granted by the then Grand Master , the Right Worshipful and Right Hon . Thomas Erskine , Earl of Kelly , "to Mr . James Rawson , Mr . William Millett , his Senior . Warden , and Mr . George Braddock , his Junior Warden , " authorising ihem " to form and hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at the sign of thc Red Lyon ( or elsewhere ) in the town of Macclesfield , in the county of Chester , " and , according to an endorsement
signed by " Thos . Harper , D . G . Master , " was " transferred to sundry brothers to convene at Hinckleyaan Leicestershire , at such house , and upon such times as may be most convefmrntf ( A . D . 1803 ) . At the time of its constitution it bore the number of 47 on the roll of the " Ancient " or " Atholl " Lodges , becoming No . 66 at the union of the t \\ 'o sections of English lodges , No . 58 at the renumbering in 1832 , and No . 50 at that of 1863 . Of the
other lodges of the province , No . 1560 , held at Leicester , is the youngest , dating its constitution from 1875 . From the returns issued by the Provincial Grand Lodge itself , we find there are , as we stated last week , 370 subscribing members of the Fraternity
in the district , of whom a few subscribe to more than one lodge , whereby an addition is made to thc actual number of fees paid into Grand Lodge of 44 , thereby giving the district an " actual membership of 423 , 0 ! which number 256 , or rather over one half , are accredited fo the four lodges meeting in Leicester .
The great Charities of the Order have in the district some of their ' warmest supporters , and it is seldom a year passes but a substantial sum is sent up to one or other of the festivals held in connection with the three Alasonic Charitable Institutions . In proof of this , it is only necessary to give particulars of what has been done during the last seven years , from which it will be seen that a sum of ^ 1617 16 s . 6 d . has been subscribed by
the Masons of Leicestershire and Rutland to the Charities of the Order , which shows that considerably over ^ 5 has , on the average , been contributed by each Mason in the district during that period , a result reflecting the greatest credit on all concerned . The actual figures announced at the several festivals were : —18 75 , Boys' School , X 1 S 1 13 s . 1876 , Benevolent ios
Institution , £ 100 16 s . ; Boys' School , ^ 12 . 1877 , Benevolent Institution , £ 15 Ss . ; Boys' School-, £ 400 iSs . 6 d . 18 7 S , Girls' School , £ 233 16 s . 1 S 79 , Benevolent Institution , £ 125 14 s . ; Boys' School , ^ 42 . 1880 , Girls ' School , ^ 73 ios . ; Boys' School , ^ 194 5 s . 1 SS 1 , Girls' School , ^ 228 6 s . Totals , Benevolent Institution , ^ 250-185 . ; Girls' School , ^ 535 12 s . ; a . id Boys' School , ^ 831 6 s . 6 d .
Previous lo the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge at Hinckley , a meeting of the Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , already referred to , was held . At this the Worshi pful Master for the ensuing year was installed , and the several officers were invested .
The following is a copy of the report of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee of General Purposes : — " The Committee have to report that they have met and duly audited the P . G . Treasurer's account I Although as will be seen from the P . G . Registrar ' s Report , Freemasonry in this Province during the last twelve months has not been characterised by the increase in numbers , to which in
previous years the Committee have had so much gratification in referring to , the P . G . Lodge , so far as it financial position is concerned , continues in the most satisfactory state , the balance now standing to its credit being £ 99 is . 3 d ., which is considerably in excess of the amount brought- forward Irom last year . The present balance would have been still larger but for thc fact that some of tie private lodges do not include in their annual
returns , or pay the quarterage in respect of such of their members " as may happer . to be in arrear with their lodge subscriptions , although such ' members may not have resigned or been excluded , and as a misapprehension appears to exist on tliis point , the Commute desire the opinion oi the P . Gi Lodge on the subject , for the guidance of the P . G . Officers arid others whom it may concern .
" In Masonic matters generally , thc Committee have to report that the past year has been comparatively quiet and uneventful . " An examination of the returns from several lodges show that the steady increase of recent years has not . during the past twelve months , been maintained , a considerable diminution having taken place in the total number of subscribing members a- , compared . with the returns lor 1880 .
" Ihe latter , alter making allowances for members subscribing to more than one loelge , showed a lotal membership of 417 , while at the present time the number has fallen to 389 . ' •' This decrease , however , the Committee do not regard as an indication of any lack ol Masonic lite and vigour in this province , tor , from the reports which have come to hand , and from general observations , the several lodges were never in a more satisiaciory and harmonious condition than at the present time .
" With regard to two of the country lodges , the hope expressed in last year ' s report to the almost dormant condition into which they * had fallen would soon cease , has , in the case of one ( No . 1007 ) received most gratifying fulfilment , the muster roll , having , under the influence ol its encigetic VV . M ., Bro . General Burnaby , been nearly doubled , while as to the other ( 1265 ) a smaller though most useful addition of active and energetic joining members
from other lodges which it has recently received , will not fail to infuse fresh life and vigour into it . And under the rule of the present W . M ., a distinguished P . G . Officer of Norths , and Hunts ., and also with an expected considerable influx of new members , thc Lodge should take a position in the United Province worthy of the county of which it is at present the sole representative .
" The Committee have further to report that in pursuance of the directions given _ at a previous meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , new Provincial Grand Lodge collars and jewels have been purchased to supply the place of the missing ones . The set having now been made complete at considerable
expense , it is hoped that in future greater care will be taken by Provincial Grand officers in returning their collars and jewels of office to the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies . A careful observance of thc bye-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge on this subject is recommended , and ought to be most rigidly enforced .
" In the Leicester lodges attention has of late been directed lo thc inadequate accommodation of the Leicester Masonic Hall . At the meetings of the Hall Committee the subject has been discussed on several occasions , and various suggestions have been made ; that most ^ generally approved being the entire disposal of thc present premises , which , in consequence of recent public improvements in the neighbourhood , have increased considerably
in value , and the erection of a more convenient building on a less expensive sile . It being apprehended , however , that the powers of the present Hall Committee are confined to the letting and management of the Hall , and do not extend to any dealing with the building itself , and consequently that the suggestion above referred to would have to be considered and dealt with by
the various Masonic bodies by and for whose use and benefit the present premises have been provided , your Committee recommend that the Provincial Grand Lodge , as one of such bodies , should now nominate representatives to act with any Committee or delegation which may hereafter be appointed for such purpose .
" In concluding their report the Committee desire to refer , with feelings of sorrow , to thc loss the Provincial Grand Lodge has sustained by the death of ils members , W . Bro . John Wright Smith , P . M . 279 , Provincial Grand Junior Deacon , whose Masonic zeal , and energy , and kindliness of disposition had gained for him the regard and esteem of all those of hiu Masonic brethren to whom he was known . The members of his lodge ( St . John's ,
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through no fault of their own , —by the pressure of untoward events on which we need not here dilate , should be reduced to ask for " out-door " and " indoor relief , " is one of these facts alike painful to contemplate , —one of those social injustices it is our duty to seek to redress with true Masonic beneficence ,
' * '" * THE Post Office Orphan Home , for which a concert , given by some kindly and excellent " artistes , " ( as see elsewhere ) , is to be held to-day , deserves the support of all Freemasons , inasmuch , as like the " Metropolitan Police Orphanage , " it is a laudable and practical effort to aid the orphans
of those to whom we good citizens of London really owe a great debt of gratitude in more ways that one . Surely this is so , especially in respect of hard daily work , in all weathers , for our convenience , aud comfort , and safety , of that ' great body of public servants , marked by such general respectability , awT'the zealous discharge of duties often both serious and responsible .
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institiution.
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITIUTION .
The monthly meeting of the Committee of this Institution was held on Wednesday , at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Lieut .-Col . John Creaton . Grand Treasurer in the chair . There were also present Bros . Richard Herve Giraud , Win . Hilton , William Hale , C . A . Cottebrune , Thomas Cubitt , Charles
John Perceval , Raynham W . Stewart , John Henry Leggott , Wm . March , John G . Stevens , Thomas W . C . Bush , J . M . Case , Edgar Bowyer , Charles Daniel , Charles Lacey , J . R . Gallant , S . H . Webb , Henry Maudslay , James Terry ( Secretary ) , and Henry Massey ( Freemason ) . After the readine and confirmation of the minutes , Bro . TERRY reported
the death of six annuitants . Bro . TERRY reported the case of one male annuitant , Richard Barnes , who had been sentenced to a month ' s imprisonment for stealing Masonic jewels . It was thereupon resolved that Bro . Barnes be deprived of his annuity .
Bro . J G . STEVENS proposed , and Bro . HALE seconded , that the current quarter ' s annuity should be paid to the wife of Bro . Barnes , who , with her family , were in a state of destitution . The motion was carried unanimously , and Bro . Terry was commissioned to pay Mrs . Barnes the money by weekly instalments .
Bro . TERRY reported that the alterations in the laws of the Institution , agreed to by a Special Committee a month ago , had been confirmed by Grand Lodge on the 7 th inst ., and that Bro . Raynham W . Stewart's motion for doubling the annual grant of £ 800 a year by Grand Lodge to the Institution had also been carried .
Bro . TERRY also reported that he had received a notice from the London , Brighton , and South Coast Rail vay Company of their intention to apply to Parliament next session for further powers to increase their accommodation at Croydon , which would necessitate , their laking some of the land of the Institution , and asking that an answer should be returned whether this was assented to or dissented fiom .
Il was unanimously resolved that the Secretary should send in a notice of dissent . The Warden ' s report contained an intimation that one of the mile annuitants at Croydon had made himself extremely objectionable to his fellow annuitants by his persistent annoyance . The House Committee had invesiiated the case , and had advised thai the brother com pi ained of should be removed from the Institution . This was agreed to . ¦ The Chairman was authorised to sign cheques for the liabilities of the
Institution Bro . ERRY informed the Committee that the annual New Year ' s entertainment to the old people at Croydon would take place on Wednesday , the 4 th of January . It was . then resolved to grant the usual sum of ^ 20 towards the expenses of the entertainment .
One widow was granted half her late husband ' s annuity . On the motion ol Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART , P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . EDGAR BHWYER , permission was given to the Secretary to purchase the necessary furniture for the enlarged hall of the Institution at Croydon , which is now complete . Fourteen male petitioners and nine widows were then placed on the list for the election of Alay , 1882 . The proceedings closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman . ,
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND .
As briefly announced in our last week s issue , the annual meeting of tire brethren of this district took p lace on the Sth inst ., at Hinckley , under thc presidency of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . George Toller , jun ., P . G . S . B . England . Reviewing the events of thc past few years in connection with this particular section of the Masonic brotherhood , we find that its present Grand
Master , the Right Hon . the Earl Ferrers , was appointed to his office by the Grand Master in the year 1 S 73 , and lhat at thc present time there arc ten lodges working under his jurisdiction . Of these the one held at Hinckleythe Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , on the register of the Grand Lodgeof England—is the oldest . Its constitution took place as far back as the year 17 ^ 6 , the warrant being registered as bearing date the 23 rd of November of
that year . It was granted by the then Grand Master , the Right Worshipful and Right Hon . Thomas Erskine , Earl of Kelly , "to Mr . James Rawson , Mr . William Millett , his Senior . Warden , and Mr . George Braddock , his Junior Warden , " authorising ihem " to form and hold a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at the sign of thc Red Lyon ( or elsewhere ) in the town of Macclesfield , in the county of Chester , " and , according to an endorsement
signed by " Thos . Harper , D . G . Master , " was " transferred to sundry brothers to convene at Hinckleyaan Leicestershire , at such house , and upon such times as may be most convefmrntf ( A . D . 1803 ) . At the time of its constitution it bore the number of 47 on the roll of the " Ancient " or " Atholl " Lodges , becoming No . 66 at the union of the t \\ 'o sections of English lodges , No . 58 at the renumbering in 1832 , and No . 50 at that of 1863 . Of the
other lodges of the province , No . 1560 , held at Leicester , is the youngest , dating its constitution from 1875 . From the returns issued by the Provincial Grand Lodge itself , we find there are , as we stated last week , 370 subscribing members of the Fraternity
in the district , of whom a few subscribe to more than one lodge , whereby an addition is made to thc actual number of fees paid into Grand Lodge of 44 , thereby giving the district an " actual membership of 423 , 0 ! which number 256 , or rather over one half , are accredited fo the four lodges meeting in Leicester .
The great Charities of the Order have in the district some of their ' warmest supporters , and it is seldom a year passes but a substantial sum is sent up to one or other of the festivals held in connection with the three Alasonic Charitable Institutions . In proof of this , it is only necessary to give particulars of what has been done during the last seven years , from which it will be seen that a sum of ^ 1617 16 s . 6 d . has been subscribed by
the Masons of Leicestershire and Rutland to the Charities of the Order , which shows that considerably over ^ 5 has , on the average , been contributed by each Mason in the district during that period , a result reflecting the greatest credit on all concerned . The actual figures announced at the several festivals were : —18 75 , Boys' School , X 1 S 1 13 s . 1876 , Benevolent ios
Institution , £ 100 16 s . ; Boys' School , ^ 12 . 1877 , Benevolent Institution , £ 15 Ss . ; Boys' School-, £ 400 iSs . 6 d . 18 7 S , Girls' School , £ 233 16 s . 1 S 79 , Benevolent Institution , £ 125 14 s . ; Boys' School , ^ 42 . 1880 , Girls ' School , ^ 73 ios . ; Boys' School , ^ 194 5 s . 1 SS 1 , Girls' School , ^ 228 6 s . Totals , Benevolent Institution , ^ 250-185 . ; Girls' School , ^ 535 12 s . ; a . id Boys' School , ^ 831 6 s . 6 d .
Previous lo the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge at Hinckley , a meeting of the Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , already referred to , was held . At this the Worshi pful Master for the ensuing year was installed , and the several officers were invested .
The following is a copy of the report of the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee of General Purposes : — " The Committee have to report that they have met and duly audited the P . G . Treasurer's account I Although as will be seen from the P . G . Registrar ' s Report , Freemasonry in this Province during the last twelve months has not been characterised by the increase in numbers , to which in
previous years the Committee have had so much gratification in referring to , the P . G . Lodge , so far as it financial position is concerned , continues in the most satisfactory state , the balance now standing to its credit being £ 99 is . 3 d ., which is considerably in excess of the amount brought- forward Irom last year . The present balance would have been still larger but for thc fact that some of tie private lodges do not include in their annual
returns , or pay the quarterage in respect of such of their members " as may happer . to be in arrear with their lodge subscriptions , although such ' members may not have resigned or been excluded , and as a misapprehension appears to exist on tliis point , the Commute desire the opinion oi the P . Gi Lodge on the subject , for the guidance of the P . G . Officers arid others whom it may concern .
" In Masonic matters generally , thc Committee have to report that the past year has been comparatively quiet and uneventful . " An examination of the returns from several lodges show that the steady increase of recent years has not . during the past twelve months , been maintained , a considerable diminution having taken place in the total number of subscribing members a- , compared . with the returns lor 1880 .
" Ihe latter , alter making allowances for members subscribing to more than one loelge , showed a lotal membership of 417 , while at the present time the number has fallen to 389 . ' •' This decrease , however , the Committee do not regard as an indication of any lack ol Masonic lite and vigour in this province , tor , from the reports which have come to hand , and from general observations , the several lodges were never in a more satisiaciory and harmonious condition than at the present time .
" With regard to two of the country lodges , the hope expressed in last year ' s report to the almost dormant condition into which they * had fallen would soon cease , has , in the case of one ( No . 1007 ) received most gratifying fulfilment , the muster roll , having , under the influence ol its encigetic VV . M ., Bro . General Burnaby , been nearly doubled , while as to the other ( 1265 ) a smaller though most useful addition of active and energetic joining members
from other lodges which it has recently received , will not fail to infuse fresh life and vigour into it . And under the rule of the present W . M ., a distinguished P . G . Officer of Norths , and Hunts ., and also with an expected considerable influx of new members , thc Lodge should take a position in the United Province worthy of the county of which it is at present the sole representative .
" The Committee have further to report that in pursuance of the directions given _ at a previous meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , new Provincial Grand Lodge collars and jewels have been purchased to supply the place of the missing ones . The set having now been made complete at considerable
expense , it is hoped that in future greater care will be taken by Provincial Grand officers in returning their collars and jewels of office to the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies . A careful observance of thc bye-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge on this subject is recommended , and ought to be most rigidly enforced .
" In the Leicester lodges attention has of late been directed lo thc inadequate accommodation of the Leicester Masonic Hall . At the meetings of the Hall Committee the subject has been discussed on several occasions , and various suggestions have been made ; that most ^ generally approved being the entire disposal of thc present premises , which , in consequence of recent public improvements in the neighbourhood , have increased considerably
in value , and the erection of a more convenient building on a less expensive sile . It being apprehended , however , that the powers of the present Hall Committee are confined to the letting and management of the Hall , and do not extend to any dealing with the building itself , and consequently that the suggestion above referred to would have to be considered and dealt with by
the various Masonic bodies by and for whose use and benefit the present premises have been provided , your Committee recommend that the Provincial Grand Lodge , as one of such bodies , should now nominate representatives to act with any Committee or delegation which may hereafter be appointed for such purpose .
" In concluding their report the Committee desire to refer , with feelings of sorrow , to thc loss the Provincial Grand Lodge has sustained by the death of ils members , W . Bro . John Wright Smith , P . M . 279 , Provincial Grand Junior Deacon , whose Masonic zeal , and energy , and kindliness of disposition had gained for him the regard and esteem of all those of hiu Masonic brethren to whom he was known . The members of his lodge ( St . John's ,