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position , as he thought it would be very prejudicial to the Institution if three of the old members were bound to retire annually . Bro . J OHNSON regarded the motion as based on a right principle , which was no new one , but was applied to the government of other bodies . He was sorry that personality had been introduced into the debate . He might

mention that he had himself been a candidate for the Boys' Committee ; but it was intimated to him that it would raise a contention , and therefore he retired . The first year a man got on a Committee he was not much use . It mig ht be doubted whether one fourth was too large a number to go off ; but he believed the princip le was a right one , and would prevent arrangements being made . The motion was put and lost by a small majority of hands being held up

against it . Bro . W . H . S AUNDERS suggested that when the Committee came forward for re-election the number of the attendance of each member for the past year should be stated . Bro . HEDGES said on application to him he could always give this information . . . . Bro . W . J . MURLIS thought there should be an intimation to the Committee to conduct the election better than the last one .

Bro . FRANK R ICHARDSON , in the absence of Bro . J . H . Matthews , who was attending the funeral of the late Bro . Henry Murray , Past District Grand Master of China , moved :

" That the sum of £ 50 be granted to Miss Davis , the Head Governess , towards reimbursement of the very heavy medical and other expenses incurred by her during her late severe illness , which necessitated her absence from her duties from January to July last . " He said the House Committee were unanimous in recommending that this sum be paid to Miss Davis . Most of the brethren were aware that Miss Davis , the Head Governess , was taken very seriously ill in the beginning of

January last , and by the direction of Dr . Howell she was sent away for rest and change of scene . In compliance with that direction she was put to considerable expense . Part of the time she spent abroad and part of the time she was in the country here ; but when in both she was subjected to heavy expense , both for medical attendance and for board and lodging . Had she remained at the School no expense of the kind would have fallen upon her ; and as she had done good service to the Institution for 20 years in bringing

the School to such a high state as an educational establishment , and had set an example in that respect to other institutions , and given such a return to the subscribers for their money , the House Committee unanimously thought the Institution should do something towards reimbursing her the expense she had been put to . They proposed a grant of ^ 50 ; but that in no way would cover the expenses Miss Davis had incurred . They had looked at the matter in their individual capacity as trustees for the general body , and they hoped the QuarterlCourt would take the same view .

y Bro . COL . C REATON said , as one ot the oldest members of the House Committee , and as one who engaged Miss Davis as the head governess 20 years ago , he had very great p leasure in seconding the vote . Bro . TATTERSHALL suggested that the Court should consider that Miss Davis had been absent from January to July , during which time she was receiving £ 100 as salarv . Would any gentleman engaged in commerce

g ive his clerk a holiday for that time while ill , pay his salary , and then make him a present of £ 50 . It was all very well to make these presents to Miss Davis , more especially as the Institution had p lenty of money to do it with , but they ought to be just before they were generous . He did not think the proposition should be listened to . If she had been in the receipt of a small salary the matter would have been different .

Bro . SOUTHWOOD , P . M . 1260 , reminded the brethren that the Institution had during the six months been saving the cost of Miss Davis ' s keep . Bro . LOUIS HIRSCH , P . M . Clapham Lodge , thought the brethren should give something to the young lady ( Miss Redgrave ) who had taken Miss Davis ' s ' place during her illness .

Col . CREATON said that matter was not before the Court . The motion was agreed to without a dissentient vote , and Scrutineers having been appointed the Court proceeded to elect eight girls into the school out of an approved list of 32 candidates . At the declaration of the poll the following was found to be the result : —

SUCCESSFUL . Name . Votes . Name . Votes . Sutcliffe , Ethel Haden 3 ' ° ' Gibson , Kathleen Alice 2228 Hutton , Edith 2992 Smith , Lucy 1 S 1 S Heastie , Isabella Sophia 2481 West , Alice Garton 1 S 05 Henshavv , Helen Mabel 2465 Hayes , Ellen 1682

UNSUCCESSFUL . Name . Votes . Name . Votes . Harrison , Lucy 1664 Bromley , Maude Mary 355 Weber , Florence Alice i 486 Ochsenbein , Annie Lucie 16 9 Johnstone , Eleanor Alice 1429 Lee , Amy Margaret 195 High , Beatrice Mary J 39 S Lyon , Hilda Sophia 183 Tanner , Mary 1233 Heath , Fanny ... 141 Vowels , Rose Ethel 937 Capon , Edith Daisy 126

Motion , Florence Ann S 5 S Graham , Catherine 20 Woodward , Minnie 758 Owen , Amy M 17 Searle , Frances Alice 665 Hetts , Edith Ellen 5 Havvorth , Sylvia Mary 474 Godfrey , Mabel Harriet 5 Hutchings , Jane Wheeler 431 Hall , Emily Sarah Jane 3 Wheeler , May Amelia 4 " > Pinder , Emily 1 Votes brought forward from April Election ... 2 , 133 Votes issued for this Election ... ... ... 32 > 877

Total ... ... 35 , Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and the Chairman of the day , with the customary acknowledgements , concluded the proceedings . '

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The Quarterly Court of the Subscribers to this Institution was held at the Freemasons' Hall , on Monday , Col . Creaton , Past Grand Treasurer , in the chair . A large number of brethren and lady subscribers were present . After the reading and confirmation of the minutes a letter from the

widow of the late Capt . John Wordsworth , acknowledging in the warmest terms the kindness and thoughtfulness of the brethren in passing a ' vole of condolence with her and her children on the death of her husband , was read , and on the motion of Bro . W . Roebuck , seconded by Dr . Ramsey , the letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes .

Col . CREATON then said : We are all aware of the great success of the last festival of this Institution . That great success was mainly due to the distinguished nobleman who presided over it ( Lord Holmesdale ) . I regret to

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say that shortly after the festival Lord Holmesdale sustained a severe loss in the death of Lad y Holmesdale . I think it would be but right for us today to pass a vote of condolence with his lordship in his deep affliction . The language of the vote will be arranged , and I therefore move " That a letter of condolence be sent to Lord Holmesdale from this Quarterly Court . " Dr . RAMSEY seconded the motion , which , on being put , was carried unanimously .

Bro . C . b . MATIER , V . P ., in moving that " Every individual donor of 200 guineas by one payment , or in sums of not less than five guineas each , shall become a Patron , and have So votes at all elections of boys , " said it would be within the recollection of the brethren that a similar motion was carried unaniaiously in the Benevolent Institution , and it was desirable

that the laws of all the three Institutions should be assimilated as far as possible . If the motion he proposed was carried it would stimulate , he thought , further benevolence on the part of those who had already given . It would also enable the Boys' School to pay a small but graceful compliment to those brethren who out of their abundance had been liberal to the funds of the

Institution . His motion would affect very few who had given up to the present time . In the Benevolent Institution it affected only four brethren ; but he thought it was a graceful act on the part of any institution to be able to acknowledge the extreme liberality of some donors . It might be said that the Queen was the Patron of the Institution ; but he thought the title of Grand Patron might be conferred on her Majesty . ( Hear , hear . )

Bro . G . J . MCKAY seconded the motion , thinking that as this rule had been passed in the Benevolent Institution it would be best to assimilate the laws .

Col . CREATON thought it was competent to pass this motion by adding to it that the Queen be made Grand Patron . Bro . WM . STEPHENS said he thought they should pause awhile and think whether they would not be swamping other subscribers . He did not see why brethren who had consistently supported the Institution by subscribing largely many years should not have their votes doubled in the same way . Bro . BINCKES said the present motion did not give an increase of votes . Bro . MATIER said instead of giving 70 it gave 80 . After 50 guineas they had double votes .

Bro . H . SMITH , Prov . G . Sec . West Yorkshire , did not think Bro . Stephens quite understood the question when he spoke of swamping the smaller donors . The title of Vice-Patron had been given to some donors , and from that time the funds of the Institution had been improving year by year . The motion was carried . Bro . BINCKES , with reference to the Preparatory School Building Fund , said he might inform the brethren that when the fund was first started there

was an understanding that no step should be taken in building the Preparatory School till ; £ 8 ooo had been collected . He was happy to be able to announce that there had already been funded ^ 9000 —( cheers . )—and he was further delighted to be able to inform the brethren that at the next General Committee he should ask them to fund £ 2000 more . Before the end of the year he was sure the fund would be £ 1200 , and that being so he thought the time had arrived when they should consider the subject of

building , Plans had been advertised for and those that had bean submitted were for the accommodation of 50 , 75 , 100 , or 150 boys . It remained to be considered how many should be accommodated , but he did not expect that they could give accommodation for the largest number . Something would have to be done , as they could not break faith with the subscribers . The accommodation of 100 boys would require an income of / , ' 25 oo or £ 3000 a year , which was a serious matter . However , he had further hopes that supposing they raised j £ i 200 by the end of the year , they might get £ 3000 or £ 4000 in purses on the laying of the foundation-stone , which , although

he could not disclose more at present , he hoped would be laid by a most illustrious person . Letters and articles had been written about the impolicy of having double votes , but a precedent could be followed . The total number of votes issued that-day was 78 , 000 , and more than 4 . 7 , 600 had been issued for this special election . Nearl y 6000 of those were acquired by individual donors , and he did not see that in this there was any swamping of those who had purchased their original votes . He hoped for great success for the project .

The brethren proceeded to elect 20 boys into the Institution . At the declaration of the poll the following was folind to be the result : —

SUCCESSFUL .

Name . Votes . Steed , Ernest Arthur 3237 Stanford , William Bryant 3107 Lane , Harry Richard 2 SS 1 Sykes , Richard Alfred 28 79

Name . Votes . Carre , Emile Eugene P 2 Cig Bevis , Samuel Harman 2538 Hare , Harold Malcolm 2509 Skelton , Fredk . Francis 2475

WiJJett , George Cross 3 S 5 S Liversidge , Charles Percy 2 S 27 Hennah , Frederick Wolfe 26 95 Hooper , Lionel Charles 26 S 2 Stewart , Charles Edward 26 7 S Wyatt , Augustine Wm 2619

Herring , Frank Alexander 2458 Rose , Frederick Joseph 2437 Windross , John Benjamin 2450 White , Thomas William 2414 Cordingley , Walter Edward ... 2319 Gane , Harold Richard H 2285

UNSUCCESSFUL .

Name . Votes . Whiting , Robert Henry 2181 Williams , Arthur Fredk 2173 Pratt , Alfred ... 1 S 61 How , John 16 96 Coleman , Frederick F . ... ... 1339 Blunt

Name . Votes . Gishford , William Taylor 147 Habgood , William Ernest 128 Canty , William George 127 Douglas , Francis C . A in Jarvis , Henry Maurice in

, Arthur ... „ 1322 Shaw , John 1074 Delafons , Richard Wm 1 049 Walters , John Edward 887 Booker , Herbert Walter 756 Seagrave , James Pullen 6 49 Manby , Lionel B . L . G 33 Pawsey , Thomas Edwin 510

Cummings , Charles Brown no Gore , James Ambrose ... ... S 6 Bailey , John Augustus M Si Barber , Christopher W . G . ... 77 Longman , Frederick W 37 Graves , Harry Robert 25 Green , James Murray 16 tBell , Frank William « 4

Gale , Horace 402 Beaumont , Reginald 3 go Gloster , Harry Percy 0 245 Cooper , Charles Bernard 242 Sharland , William F . 219 Lillyvvhite , Herbert J . M 217 Hildred , Benjamin Meeds 167 Besly , James Campbell 161 Warner , Arthur 157

fWestlake , Thomas Percy ' 3 Mitchell , Reginald A . L s Gibson , Stanley Watts 8 Allan , John Sinclair B 5 Anderson , Ernest Haruld ... ... 3 Davis , Frederick Teilo 2 Lyon , William Beresford ( withdrawn ) 2 Crutchett , Albert Edmund ' Simmons , George John ( withdrawn ) °

Total number of votes brought forward ... 28 , 540 Total number of votes issued for this election ... 47 , 769 Total 7 < 309 , Votes of thanks to the Scrutineers and the Chairman of the day closed the proceedings .

t Will be removed from List under Law 52 , being eleven years of age , and unsuccessful .