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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
ft , Aoril Ouarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers to the i Masoniclnstitution for Girls was held last Saturday , in the Large R Tf Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , CC , Past H Treasurer , Treasurer of the Institution , presided , and he was sup-Gra , ! l at the table by Bros . Thomas Fenn , H . W . Hunt , Frank Richardson , p ? - r Finney , E . Letchworth , J . H . Matthews , J . A . Rucker , and others ; A there were also present a large number of old supporters of the School .
After the reading and confirmation ot minutes , The C HAIRMAN said before the brethren proceeded . to the business of Hav it was his painful duty to move " That this Quarterly Court desires to d its deep sense of the loss the Institution has sustained by the !? ° tn of Bro . Edgar Bowyer , Past Grand Standard Bearer , Vice Patron , Afor some years ' a member of the House Committee , and to express Mrs . Bowyer and her family its very sincere sympathy with them ! ° , ! , < , ;>¦ ' hpreavement . " Some of those present could scarcely realise
h sad fact that never again in that hall should they greet the genial sence of Bro . Edgar Bowyer ; never again on that or kindred platforms ' uild he p lead with that persuasive and irresistible eloquence the cause of the aged , the afflicted , and the distressed . Supporting as he ever did with large-hearted , munificent generosity the claims of the widow and the f therless , Bro . Bowyer had gone to his reward , but his works remained for he brethren to follow and imitate , and equal so far as they were able
he illustrious example that he set before them in endeavouring to carry out ; , one g reat principle of the Masonic Order—Charity . Nothing remained for them but in passing this resolution to convey to his bereaved widow and sorrowing family their heartfelt sympathy at their irreparable loss in the removal to the Grand Lodge above of their lamented Bro . Edgar Bowyer . Bro . E . LETCHWORTH , P . G . D ., said as an old member of the House Committee of the Institution it was his melancholy duty to second the
motion proposed by their Bro . Chairman in such feeling and eloquent terms . He felt on the present occasion that he had nothing to add to the remarks that the Chairman made except this , that for many years it was his privilege to be intimately associated in the management of that Institution with Bro . Edgar Bowyer , and among the many Institutions with which their deceased brother was connected there was none which would feel more keenly and sincerely the loss they had sustained than this Institution . The C HAIRMAN requested the vote of the meeting should be passed
in solemn silence . The vote was unanimously carried . A motion proposed by the CHAIRMAN , seconded by Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , was also unanimously canied , authorising the Trustees to g ive their assent to the conversion of the Institution ' s . Three per Cent . Consols and Three per Cent . Reduced Annuities into £ 2 15 s . per Cent . Consolidated stock . Bro . Richardson said it had been done by other Trustees to the extent of 80 millions , and it was no use for the Trustees of that Institution
to stand out . They had better take the best terms they could get . On the motion of Bro . RUCKER , P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . Major FINNEY , Bro . H . Brooks Marshall was unanimously , re-elected Treasurer of the Institution . The CHAIRMAN said he thanked them for re-electing him Treasurer of ihe Institution , the duties of which office mainly consisted in presiding over these Courts . The duties were very light , because he was so ably assisted
by Bro . Hedges , the Secretary . He always considered it the duty of a Chairman at these elections to support by some of his votes the last application cases , and on this occasion he found there were two—Kate Lilian Boning and Melinda Alexandrine Marie—both of whom he trusted would be successful . At all events , he would do his best to facilitate their election by dividing between them some of his votes . ( Cheers . ) The followino- brethren were elected the 12 annual or life subscribers on
the General Committee : —Bros . Edward Ayling , W . Beavis , J . VV . Berrie , J . J . Caney , James F . Corben , Lieut .-Col . Wolseley Cox , T . A . Dickson , William Dodd , J . French , T . G . C Gambrill , William Vincent , and P- Thomas . The following Report of the Centenary Committee was read by Bro . HEDGES : —
REPORT OF THE CENTENARY COMMITTEE TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE , MEETING ON THURSDAY , 24 TH NOVEMBER , 1 S 37 . Since their report , dated 27 th September , 1 S 87 , your Cjmmittee have had under 1 , consideration a revised plan of Scheme B . of the proposed improvement and enlargement of the building submitted to them by Bros . Hunt and Clu ' . ton , which provides for some important alterations in the position of the Centenary Hall and of the Domestic Offices .
bee i ° " ' SUDrr | itted herewith , it will be seen that the Centenary Hall has buiM t ? round > so . as to he approached directly from the principal entrance of the Din u occupying an almost central position , in easy communication with the ~ , lng Hall , and School and Class Rooms , to which a much better light is afforded . ° e size of the Hall is 100 feet by 40 feet instead of 105 feet by 42 feet . * TI — . WW . UV . I . VJ ^ v . wv- ...... WUU « . . VJ . . .. . . . UJ ., - . . . . . . .
Kitch l ! - domestic Offices have been brought nearer to the Alexandra Wing , the rj ^ . . being directly adjacent to the Dining Hall and on the same level j a Fore "is thus obtained between this building and the public road . Coram fi ° ^ under ' ' revised arrangement will probably be somewhat less . Your adtfej ' i > '" eluding some representative brethren from the provinces , whom they have flii > P . r nurnber , are unanimous in strcnely recommending this revised plan to General Committee for approval .
,.. „ L THO . FENN , P . B . G . P ., / th November , 1 SS 7 . Chairman
T . EXPLANATION OF PLANS . Iiavinj K ' & n contemplates removing the Domestic Offices in the N . E . wing , which , of 2 nn . n ?" a"ged for a School of about So girls , are quite inadequate for a School ;"* , and building ,
' nd L'i ,. Se Hall , 100 feet by 40 feet , for assemblies of the whole School , Drill ( b ) M ' t 0 be called the Centenary HaH . Dining & v Kltchen Offices , with Matron ' s Rcom , Cooking Class Room , House '" g Room , and Servants' Bed Rooms . Dinin g Hai ° nVert ' n & the present Large School Room in the A'exandra Wing into a
R ° orr , s " . U ) nvertln g' the present Dining Hall and Cookery Class Room into School ( f , \ c : f £ 'hree Large Class Rooms having an average area of 722 sup , feet each . Rooms I , „ . arge Dormitories over on Two Floors , with necessary Governesses' Bed («•) r es ' andBathRo ° ms . Wllich . ' at Dr « t ' , g New Wide Hard Wood Staircases in place of the existing ones , ( M Fr » - ' " ^ , ude a Small Circular Staircase and one with many winders . A Tlie mere / y Lavato . ries < Boot a " Cloak Rooms , and Latrines . " iandedin « , accommodation must be considered relati \ ely to the increased space At . 1 U tne eXIStlnOf hlltMiniY in r . * Aa- t- ~ r *\ .. * . rr . * - >„( . « - «« *« ««» U K « J ««« uii \ aica lu caul
1 . P eSenf fVi ..... g , ... v .. AJ give ju ICCL ucu . ac " child fp 1 re ar c cnildren sleeping in the Dormitories , but in order to give The altered . " i !! - cial area » tne number would have to be reduced to 172 . "Perfieial to M „ u i , I !' accomodate sleeping space for 240 children , with 50 feet « each child , with an average height of 15 feet .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
It is proposed to warm the Old Building as well as the New with hot water , and to ventilate the new Rooms by a system of exhaust similar to that used at the Ventnor Hospital . It is estimated that the cost of these works , without warming , scientific ventilation , and Are mains and hydrants , will be under , £ 20 , 000 : New Kitchen Building ... ... ... ... under £ 7000
Corridor to communicate with Alexandra Wing and Main Building „ 6 OQ New School Room , Dormitories , Stairs , & c . ... ... „ 5000 Latrines , Lavatories , & c . ... ... ... .,, „ 140 a Centena .-y Hall ... ... ... ... ... „ 500 a Contingencies ( exclusive of Warming , Scientific Ventilation , andj Fire Mains , & c . ) ... ... ... .,, „ 1000
£ 20 , 003 Copies of plans were also in the hands of every brother . The CHAIRMAN moved , and Bro . THOMAS FENN , P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , seconded the adoption of the report ; and the motion was carried .
Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., moved the declaration of a vacancy in the School , by one girl having been withdrawn during the last half-year in consequence of her mother going abroad . Bro . HENRY SMITH , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . for West Yorkshire , in seconding the motion , wished to add a few words of advice to the House Committee . When the brethren first came to these Quarterly Courts there were
68 girls in the School , and they used to be successful at the elections with 300 votes . The number in the School had now increased to 245 , but the size of the Institution had not been increased in due proportion . The result was that whenever the brethren saw there was a vacancy they filled it up ; but he hoped this would come to an end when the report which they had just adopted had been carried out . He had been to the Institution a great
many times , and had seen that the beds were too much crowded together ; they got closer and closer , and he felt that it was not in the interests of the gitls or of the Institution to press into the rooms a crowd of girls . He put it to the brethren whether it was wise or judicious . He hoped when the new scheme was completed the Committee would not be pressed continually
to force more than the proper number of girls into the School , and he felt that the whole meeting would be with him . In a very short time the overcrowding would be remedied , so therefore he had much pleasure in not opposing the motion . The vacancy was then declared .
Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., Patron , upon recommendation of the House Committee ,
moved—That in consideration of valuable services rendered to the Institution by Bro . Charles Hammerton , the honorary rank of Patron , with the privileges attaching thereto , be conferred upon himself and daughters as under , viz . — Br . o . Charles Hammerton ( from Hon . Vice-Patron to Hon , Patron ) . Miss R . M . Hammerton , Hon . Patron .
Miss Marianne Hammerton , „ Mrs . E . Fremlin , „ Miss J . Hammerton , „ Miss Margaret Hammerton , „ Mrs . K . Mosse . „
In making the motion , Bro . RICHARDSON said he was sure it would meet with the approval of the meeting . Bro . Hammerton had been a member of the House Committee between 6 and 7 years . Before being a member of the House Committee he supplied the Institution with beer , and so charitable and liberal-hearted a man was he , that each half year , when he received his cheque , he paid it into the funds of the Institution in the name
of his children . This act of liberality was carried out to the extent of ^ , ' 2158 5 s . When he was elected a member of the House Committee he found it was impossible any longer to supply the Institution with anything in a business way , and consequently he had made the Institution a present of all the beer the Institution had consumed , and since he was so elected the beer he had supplied would have cost £ 950 , Bro . Hammerton had not
been very well lately , and had taken a journey to Malta to recruit his health . During the time he had been away this matter had been brought before the House Committee , and they thought it only fair and just that a man who had behaved in so liberal and charitable manner should have some acknowledgment of his liberality in an equivalent in votes . Two years ago the General Court made Mrs . Hammerton a Vice-Patroness on account of in
the £ 215 5 s . Deducting the amount from £ 950 it left say ^ 740 round numbers to Bro . Hammerton ' s credit . Therefore , the House Committee thought the amount might be appropriated in the manner set out in the notice of motion by making each of his children Honorary Patrons . Bro . Hammerton had just arrived from his journey at Plymouth , and it would be a very satisfactory thing indeed for him when he arrived home that day
if he found this intimation of what the Court had done awaiting him . Bro . J AMES STEVENS , P . M . 715 , said , in seconding the motion , that this was by no means the only Charity which Bro . Hammerton supported . Local charities largely benefited by his liberality . Bro . C . J . PERCEVAL enquired how many votes this constituted for the
whole family , and if it were possible for the family to get them in perpetuity , because , if so , it would save a deal of time at the elections . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON said the number of votes would be 530 , but he might say it would not be in accordance with Bro . Hammerton ' s feelings to give a life donation . What he preferred was that his children should have some interest in the Institution .
The CHAIRMAN remarked that before he put the resolution 'Jie should like the brethren to understand that they were not conceding to Bro . Hammerton any favour , for he had literally paid hard cash for the votes which were now going to be granted to him . His ( the Chairman ' s ) experience of charitable institutions outside Masonry was that when any friend of the Institution had done anything serviceable for it , the Institution passed
him complimentary votes . But the present case was one simply of Bio . Hammerton having given the money . If Bro . Hammerton had just subscribed the amount in money he would have been entitled to ^ 200 worth more votes than they were now giving . He had contributed more money in hard cash than the value of the votes they were now giving him . The motion was unanimously and enthusiastically carried . Bro . C . F . HOGARD , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron ,
moved—That Law LXVI . be amended to read as follows : " The General Committee may pay for the maintenance and education of each Girl to the age of Sixteen years , any sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds per annum . " The custom had been , he said , to pay £ 12 , but this sum was totally
inadequate to the expense to which the friends were put . The education at one time cost a much smaller sum than at present . Some years ago the Boys ' School gave £ 12 for education and the £ 8 for clothing , and he ( Bro . Hogard ) was now only asking the Court to do the same for the girls as was done for the boys . The friends of a candidate for the Boys' School had the
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Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
ft , Aoril Ouarterly Court of the Governors and Subscribers to the i Masoniclnstitution for Girls was held last Saturday , in the Large R Tf Freemasons' Tavern . Bro . Horace Brooks Marshall , CC , Past H Treasurer , Treasurer of the Institution , presided , and he was sup-Gra , ! l at the table by Bros . Thomas Fenn , H . W . Hunt , Frank Richardson , p ? - r Finney , E . Letchworth , J . H . Matthews , J . A . Rucker , and others ; A there were also present a large number of old supporters of the School .
After the reading and confirmation ot minutes , The C HAIRMAN said before the brethren proceeded . to the business of Hav it was his painful duty to move " That this Quarterly Court desires to d its deep sense of the loss the Institution has sustained by the !? ° tn of Bro . Edgar Bowyer , Past Grand Standard Bearer , Vice Patron , Afor some years ' a member of the House Committee , and to express Mrs . Bowyer and her family its very sincere sympathy with them ! ° , ! , < , ;>¦ ' hpreavement . " Some of those present could scarcely realise
h sad fact that never again in that hall should they greet the genial sence of Bro . Edgar Bowyer ; never again on that or kindred platforms ' uild he p lead with that persuasive and irresistible eloquence the cause of the aged , the afflicted , and the distressed . Supporting as he ever did with large-hearted , munificent generosity the claims of the widow and the f therless , Bro . Bowyer had gone to his reward , but his works remained for he brethren to follow and imitate , and equal so far as they were able
he illustrious example that he set before them in endeavouring to carry out ; , one g reat principle of the Masonic Order—Charity . Nothing remained for them but in passing this resolution to convey to his bereaved widow and sorrowing family their heartfelt sympathy at their irreparable loss in the removal to the Grand Lodge above of their lamented Bro . Edgar Bowyer . Bro . E . LETCHWORTH , P . G . D ., said as an old member of the House Committee of the Institution it was his melancholy duty to second the
motion proposed by their Bro . Chairman in such feeling and eloquent terms . He felt on the present occasion that he had nothing to add to the remarks that the Chairman made except this , that for many years it was his privilege to be intimately associated in the management of that Institution with Bro . Edgar Bowyer , and among the many Institutions with which their deceased brother was connected there was none which would feel more keenly and sincerely the loss they had sustained than this Institution . The C HAIRMAN requested the vote of the meeting should be passed
in solemn silence . The vote was unanimously carried . A motion proposed by the CHAIRMAN , seconded by Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , was also unanimously canied , authorising the Trustees to g ive their assent to the conversion of the Institution ' s . Three per Cent . Consols and Three per Cent . Reduced Annuities into £ 2 15 s . per Cent . Consolidated stock . Bro . Richardson said it had been done by other Trustees to the extent of 80 millions , and it was no use for the Trustees of that Institution
to stand out . They had better take the best terms they could get . On the motion of Bro . RUCKER , P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . Major FINNEY , Bro . H . Brooks Marshall was unanimously , re-elected Treasurer of the Institution . The CHAIRMAN said he thanked them for re-electing him Treasurer of ihe Institution , the duties of which office mainly consisted in presiding over these Courts . The duties were very light , because he was so ably assisted
by Bro . Hedges , the Secretary . He always considered it the duty of a Chairman at these elections to support by some of his votes the last application cases , and on this occasion he found there were two—Kate Lilian Boning and Melinda Alexandrine Marie—both of whom he trusted would be successful . At all events , he would do his best to facilitate their election by dividing between them some of his votes . ( Cheers . ) The followino- brethren were elected the 12 annual or life subscribers on
the General Committee : —Bros . Edward Ayling , W . Beavis , J . VV . Berrie , J . J . Caney , James F . Corben , Lieut .-Col . Wolseley Cox , T . A . Dickson , William Dodd , J . French , T . G . C Gambrill , William Vincent , and P- Thomas . The following Report of the Centenary Committee was read by Bro . HEDGES : —
REPORT OF THE CENTENARY COMMITTEE TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE , MEETING ON THURSDAY , 24 TH NOVEMBER , 1 S 37 . Since their report , dated 27 th September , 1 S 87 , your Cjmmittee have had under 1 , consideration a revised plan of Scheme B . of the proposed improvement and enlargement of the building submitted to them by Bros . Hunt and Clu ' . ton , which provides for some important alterations in the position of the Centenary Hall and of the Domestic Offices .
bee i ° " ' SUDrr | itted herewith , it will be seen that the Centenary Hall has buiM t ? round > so . as to he approached directly from the principal entrance of the Din u occupying an almost central position , in easy communication with the ~ , lng Hall , and School and Class Rooms , to which a much better light is afforded . ° e size of the Hall is 100 feet by 40 feet instead of 105 feet by 42 feet . * TI — . WW . UV . I . VJ ^ v . wv- ...... WUU « . . VJ . . .. . . . UJ ., - . . . . . . .
Kitch l ! - domestic Offices have been brought nearer to the Alexandra Wing , the rj ^ . . being directly adjacent to the Dining Hall and on the same level j a Fore "is thus obtained between this building and the public road . Coram fi ° ^ under ' ' revised arrangement will probably be somewhat less . Your adtfej ' i > '" eluding some representative brethren from the provinces , whom they have flii > P . r nurnber , are unanimous in strcnely recommending this revised plan to General Committee for approval .
,.. „ L THO . FENN , P . B . G . P ., / th November , 1 SS 7 . Chairman
T . EXPLANATION OF PLANS . Iiavinj K ' & n contemplates removing the Domestic Offices in the N . E . wing , which , of 2 nn . n ?" a"ged for a School of about So girls , are quite inadequate for a School ;"* , and building ,
' nd L'i ,. Se Hall , 100 feet by 40 feet , for assemblies of the whole School , Drill ( b ) M ' t 0 be called the Centenary HaH . Dining & v Kltchen Offices , with Matron ' s Rcom , Cooking Class Room , House '" g Room , and Servants' Bed Rooms . Dinin g Hai ° nVert ' n & the present Large School Room in the A'exandra Wing into a
R ° orr , s " . U ) nvertln g' the present Dining Hall and Cookery Class Room into School ( f , \ c : f £ 'hree Large Class Rooms having an average area of 722 sup , feet each . Rooms I , „ . arge Dormitories over on Two Floors , with necessary Governesses' Bed («•) r es ' andBathRo ° ms . Wllich . ' at Dr « t ' , g New Wide Hard Wood Staircases in place of the existing ones , ( M Fr » - ' " ^ , ude a Small Circular Staircase and one with many winders . A Tlie mere / y Lavato . ries < Boot a " Cloak Rooms , and Latrines . " iandedin « , accommodation must be considered relati \ ely to the increased space At . 1 U tne eXIStlnOf hlltMiniY in r . * Aa- t- ~ r *\ .. * . rr . * - >„( . « - «« *« ««» U K « J ««« uii \ aica lu caul
1 . P eSenf fVi ..... g , ... v .. AJ give ju ICCL ucu . ac " child fp 1 re ar c cnildren sleeping in the Dormitories , but in order to give The altered . " i !! - cial area » tne number would have to be reduced to 172 . "Perfieial to M „ u i , I !' accomodate sleeping space for 240 children , with 50 feet « each child , with an average height of 15 feet .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
It is proposed to warm the Old Building as well as the New with hot water , and to ventilate the new Rooms by a system of exhaust similar to that used at the Ventnor Hospital . It is estimated that the cost of these works , without warming , scientific ventilation , and Are mains and hydrants , will be under , £ 20 , 000 : New Kitchen Building ... ... ... ... under £ 7000
Corridor to communicate with Alexandra Wing and Main Building „ 6 OQ New School Room , Dormitories , Stairs , & c . ... ... „ 5000 Latrines , Lavatories , & c . ... ... ... .,, „ 140 a Centena .-y Hall ... ... ... ... ... „ 500 a Contingencies ( exclusive of Warming , Scientific Ventilation , andj Fire Mains , & c . ) ... ... ... .,, „ 1000
£ 20 , 003 Copies of plans were also in the hands of every brother . The CHAIRMAN moved , and Bro . THOMAS FENN , P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , seconded the adoption of the report ; and the motion was carried .
Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., moved the declaration of a vacancy in the School , by one girl having been withdrawn during the last half-year in consequence of her mother going abroad . Bro . HENRY SMITH , P . G . D ., D . P . G . M . for West Yorkshire , in seconding the motion , wished to add a few words of advice to the House Committee . When the brethren first came to these Quarterly Courts there were
68 girls in the School , and they used to be successful at the elections with 300 votes . The number in the School had now increased to 245 , but the size of the Institution had not been increased in due proportion . The result was that whenever the brethren saw there was a vacancy they filled it up ; but he hoped this would come to an end when the report which they had just adopted had been carried out . He had been to the Institution a great
many times , and had seen that the beds were too much crowded together ; they got closer and closer , and he felt that it was not in the interests of the gitls or of the Institution to press into the rooms a crowd of girls . He put it to the brethren whether it was wise or judicious . He hoped when the new scheme was completed the Committee would not be pressed continually
to force more than the proper number of girls into the School , and he felt that the whole meeting would be with him . In a very short time the overcrowding would be remedied , so therefore he had much pleasure in not opposing the motion . The vacancy was then declared .
Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., Patron , upon recommendation of the House Committee ,
moved—That in consideration of valuable services rendered to the Institution by Bro . Charles Hammerton , the honorary rank of Patron , with the privileges attaching thereto , be conferred upon himself and daughters as under , viz . — Br . o . Charles Hammerton ( from Hon . Vice-Patron to Hon , Patron ) . Miss R . M . Hammerton , Hon . Patron .
Miss Marianne Hammerton , „ Mrs . E . Fremlin , „ Miss J . Hammerton , „ Miss Margaret Hammerton , „ Mrs . K . Mosse . „
In making the motion , Bro . RICHARDSON said he was sure it would meet with the approval of the meeting . Bro . Hammerton had been a member of the House Committee between 6 and 7 years . Before being a member of the House Committee he supplied the Institution with beer , and so charitable and liberal-hearted a man was he , that each half year , when he received his cheque , he paid it into the funds of the Institution in the name
of his children . This act of liberality was carried out to the extent of ^ , ' 2158 5 s . When he was elected a member of the House Committee he found it was impossible any longer to supply the Institution with anything in a business way , and consequently he had made the Institution a present of all the beer the Institution had consumed , and since he was so elected the beer he had supplied would have cost £ 950 , Bro . Hammerton had not
been very well lately , and had taken a journey to Malta to recruit his health . During the time he had been away this matter had been brought before the House Committee , and they thought it only fair and just that a man who had behaved in so liberal and charitable manner should have some acknowledgment of his liberality in an equivalent in votes . Two years ago the General Court made Mrs . Hammerton a Vice-Patroness on account of in
the £ 215 5 s . Deducting the amount from £ 950 it left say ^ 740 round numbers to Bro . Hammerton ' s credit . Therefore , the House Committee thought the amount might be appropriated in the manner set out in the notice of motion by making each of his children Honorary Patrons . Bro . Hammerton had just arrived from his journey at Plymouth , and it would be a very satisfactory thing indeed for him when he arrived home that day
if he found this intimation of what the Court had done awaiting him . Bro . J AMES STEVENS , P . M . 715 , said , in seconding the motion , that this was by no means the only Charity which Bro . Hammerton supported . Local charities largely benefited by his liberality . Bro . C . J . PERCEVAL enquired how many votes this constituted for the
whole family , and if it were possible for the family to get them in perpetuity , because , if so , it would save a deal of time at the elections . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON said the number of votes would be 530 , but he might say it would not be in accordance with Bro . Hammerton ' s feelings to give a life donation . What he preferred was that his children should have some interest in the Institution .
The CHAIRMAN remarked that before he put the resolution 'Jie should like the brethren to understand that they were not conceding to Bro . Hammerton any favour , for he had literally paid hard cash for the votes which were now going to be granted to him . His ( the Chairman ' s ) experience of charitable institutions outside Masonry was that when any friend of the Institution had done anything serviceable for it , the Institution passed
him complimentary votes . But the present case was one simply of Bio . Hammerton having given the money . If Bro . Hammerton had just subscribed the amount in money he would have been entitled to ^ 200 worth more votes than they were now giving . He had contributed more money in hard cash than the value of the votes they were now giving him . The motion was unanimously and enthusiastically carried . Bro . C . F . HOGARD , P . G . Std . Br ., Vice-Patron ,
moved—That Law LXVI . be amended to read as follows : " The General Committee may pay for the maintenance and education of each Girl to the age of Sixteen years , any sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds per annum . " The custom had been , he said , to pay £ 12 , but this sum was totally
inadequate to the expense to which the friends were put . The education at one time cost a much smaller sum than at present . Some years ago the Boys ' School gave £ 12 for education and the £ 8 for clothing , and he ( Bro . Hogard ) was now only asking the Court to do the same for the girls as was done for the boys . The friends of a candidate for the Boys' School had the