Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

at present resided out of the province—a fact which made it difficult for them to be with the brethren as often as they could wish . He was , however , delighted to come , whenever his engagements permitted , to the dear old county of Suffolk , where he had lived so long , and he felt that seeing so many Suffolk faces had really done him good . He also alluded to the recent

visit to the Isle of Man on the occasion of his ( his lordship ' s ) installation of Bros . Rev . C . J . Martyn and Tracy . Concluding , the P . G . M . said he sincerely hoped it would not be long before he should have the pleasure of meeting some of his Suffolk brethren in the lodges of the Isle of Man , where they would be sure of a hearty welcome . ( Applause . )

Votes of thanks were accorded to the Prov . G . Chaplain for his excellent sermon ; to the Mayor and Corporation of Ipswich for the use of the Town Hall buildings , and to the choir of St . Mary-le-Tower , to whom the PROV GRAND MASTER expressed his indebtedness for the delig htful treat they had provided . The DEP . Prov . G . M . congratulated Lord Henniker upon his restoration to health , and also on the distinguished honour conferred upon him by

his appointment as Grand Master of the Province of the Isle of Man . ~ It waf resolved that the next Prov . Grand Lodge meeting be held at Eye . under the banner of Lodge Hartismere , No . 1663 . Prov . Grand Lodge having been closed in due form , the brethren repaired to the Council Chamber , where a well-served banquet was provided by Bro . Pipe , of the Cornhill Restaurant .

In the absence of the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Rev . C . J . Martyn presided , and was supported right and left by the Grand Officers , including Bro . Binckes , a . former Secretary to one of the Masonic Institutions , who greatly delighted the brethren by a very fine speech on Masonic Charities . The customary Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and the harmony of the proceedings was pleasantly sustained by Bros . Dutton , G . Abbott , H . A . Wright , A . Mead , Price , and Stoker , and the Lyceum Orchestra , under the conductorship of Mr . W . Fletcher Dorling .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The Quarterly Court of Subscribers to this Institution was held on the 13 th inst . at Freemasons' Hall , when Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., the Treasurer of the Institution , was unanimously voted to the chair . There were also present Bros . G . Corbie , ] . Gray , G . Everett , P . G . T . ; J . ] . Thomas , P . G . Std . Br . ; Charles Pulman , H . A . Tobias , P . G . Std . Br . ; W . W . Parkinson , E . M . Money , P . A . G . D . C ; Major J . W . Woodall , P . G . T . ; J . S . Cumberland , P . D . G . S . B . ; H . Massey , R . D . Cummings , C . H . Webb , R . Clowes , P . G . Std . Br . ; S . J . Attenborough , P . A . G . D . C ; E . Margrett , W . H . J . Blake , and J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B .

( Secretary ) . The minutes of the Court of April 23 th having been read and conlirmed , and the minutes of the Council of April 27 th , May 25 th , and June 29 th having been read for information , Bro . J . M . MCLKOD said he had to report with much regret the death of Bro Richard Eve , P . G . T ., Trustee and Patron of the institution , and Chairman of the Board of Management . The funeral took place on the 12 th instant , and many

members of the Board of Management attended to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased . A special meeting of the Board was held that ( Friday ) afternoon , at which a resolution was passed desiring to place on record the deep sense of the Board of the irreparable loss the Institution had sustained by the death of Bro . Eve , who had for so many years discharged the duties of Chairman of the Board , and by his knowledge , zeal , and generosity conferred great benefit on the Institution .

Bro . KEYSER said that Bro . Eve had a deep and heartfelt interest in the School . He believed all the brethren would agree with that resolution , and that it would recommend itself to them . They all felt they had lost a dear friend and one who not only was a great friend to the Institution , but was one of the pillars of the Institution ; Bro . Eve devoted a great deal of time and energy to the Institution ; he was a man of great strength and power of mind , and he used that strength and determination with great advantage , and on many occasions for the

benefit of the Craft and of the Institutions . He ( Bro . Keyser ) did not think it was possible for him to say anything which the other brethren did not feel themselves . He ( Bro . Keyser ) was one of those who went down to the funeral ; he felt it a pleasure—if he might use the expression—to go and show a mark of respect to Bro . Eve . There were two beautiful wreaths sent from the Secretary and thc Board of Management and one from the boys in the School . He saw the boys there , and he hoped they shared the feelings all the brethren entertained for his memory . ( Hear , hear . ) He would suggest that the Court should pass a

similar resolution now to that which had been passed by the special meetingof the the Board of Management , and leave it to the Secretary to draft it in terms suitable to the other . But as they had many distinguished brethren present—many who could say something on this point if they would do so—he should feel great pleasure in listening to them . All the brethren round the table knew Bro . Richard Eve . It was impossible to say too much , because they knew the interest Bro . Eve took in the Institutions , and the benefits he conterred upon them . ( Hear , hear . )

Bro . J . W . WOOUALI ., P . G . Treas ., said he was certain that all the brethren would agree with what Bro . Keyser had said . Still he ( Bro . Woodall ) would venture to add to those words how deeply they all felt the loss the Institution has sustained , and to express it with all the strength in his power . Ho wished to support the resolutions passed at a special meeting of the Board of Management , and so ably and feelingly moved by the Chairman . No words were necessary to eulogise Bro . Eve ' s works , for they spoke for themselves .

Bro . h . AI . JIO . VEV , P . A . G . D . C , said that he also should like to say a word or two on this subject . He had known Bro . Richard Eve for a very long time . He was , as had been said , a man ot great strength ol mind , and he was tearless in expressing his opinion ; he had been invaluable to this Institution and to all the Masonic Charities . While he ( Bro . Money ) cordially endorsed everything the Board of Management had done , and the vote they had passed , he sincerely trusted they would take into consideration the subject of having some plan for permanently perpetuating Bro . Eve ' s name in connection with the Schools .

( Applause . ) Bro . C . E . KKYSEK said there were some very interesting letters received b y the Secretary in connection with Bro . Eve ' s death which he was sure all the brethren would like to hear read . Bro . McLicnu said one letter was from Lord Leigh and another from Bro . W . Beach , both Trustees of the Institution , and another from Bro . F . Binckes , his ( Bro . McLeod's ) predecessor . He then read the letters . In addition to these , he might say he had received scores of letters which , however , he would not read lo that Quarterly Court .

It was then resolved th it the Secretary and Bro . Keyser should draft a suitable resolution , to be placed on the minutes , and a copy sent to the executors of Bro . Eve , to show how much the Court valued his services . The brethren all Stood when passing the resolution .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Bro . J . GLASS said he would like to move tint thc three typical letters which had been read should be entered on the minutes of that Court . They had come from different sources ; one was from an official of many years' experience and the others were from co-trustees of Bro . Eve . Bro . RICHARD CLOWKS , P . G . Std . Br ., seconded , and the motion was carried unanimously .

It was then resolved , on the recommendation of the Council— " That 20 boys be elected from an approved list of 27 candidates at the election on Friday , lath October , 1900 . " Bro . J . M . MCLEOD , P . G . S . B ., Sec , then teported the result of the 102 nd Anniversary Festival , held on Tuesday , the ioth instant , when the Duke of Con . naught was to have presided , but his place was taken by Lord Amherst . He said the amount announced was , with 481 Stewards , £ 16 , 834 14 s . 2 d . Only two lists had yet to come in . - ,

Bro . C . E . KEYSER said he thought it was his duty from the chair to propose a vote of thanks to the Duke of Connaught for consenting to take the chair . His Royal Highness did take part in two of their functions at the School this year . Accompanied by the Board of Management , he laid the memorial stone of the new Schools at Bushey , and with his daughter , the Princess Margaret , he went to Wood Green to present the prizes . They were naturally much disappointed he did not come to the Festival ; but by allowing his name to be announced as the Chairman brought in a certain amount . This was only the second year after

their magnificent return of 1898 , and yet they obtained & 16 , 000 . If they only looked back and saw what the Girls' School and the Benevolent Institution took this year they must feel this was a grand result , particularly when their pockets were drained in other quarters , and they must congratulate their Secretary on getting so satisfactory a result . He hoped the Institution would go on well ; they had sufficient to go on without trenching on their capital . He had great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the Duke of Connaught for having consented to become the President this year .

Bro . J . S . CUMBERLAND , P . D . G . S . B ., in seconding the motion , said it was some years ago that the Duke of Connaught took the chair of that Institution . It was at the Alexandra Palace , and before he was married . The subject was mentioned , and he said he felt the compliment . Some one , in proposing a vote of thanks to him , mentioned the fact that his Royal Highness was about to be married . He said that was the first recognition he had had in England that he

was going to marry the daughter of the Red Prince of Prussia . It was a splendid meeting ; but he ( Bro . Cumberland ) forgot the amount ; it was not like what they now had . That was the Duke ' s first appearance in the chair . He ( Bro . Cumberland ) was present at the Duke ' s installation . The Duke had helped the Institution very much in his time ; although he was not in the chair , the announcement that he was to be helped them in getting the money . The motion was carried .

Bro . C E . KEYSER proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Amherst . It was a great advantage to the Institution that he took the chair and conducted the business so admirably . The cause of the Charity was never better or more accurately pleaded . Lord Amherst took the ground from under his ( Bro . Keyser ' s ) feet by saying everything that he ( Bro . Keyser ) could have said in response . Bro . ] . G LASS , P . M . 453 , seconded . The motion was carried .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER , in giving an account of the progress with the new schools at Bushey , said he was down there last week with the Secretary and the Building Committee , and the impression on their minds was that a good deal of progress had been made . Where there was a third floor to the building it had got up to the third floor . Bro . McLeod and he ascended , and they saw what was like a great town rising . It was only fair to say that the architects were not so satisfied . They thought the amount of work was so enormous that the builders were not keeping pace with it . He hoped that was not so . The contract had to be

completed by the latter part of next year ; it might be serious if it was not . Everything was going on well . The great difficulty was the labour . The builders said they could not get the skilled labour , and they were paying extra money an hour . Still there was great progress with the building . He did not see so much progress with regard to his chapel . There were two sets of builders on the spot , and two architects . He could wait for his chapel ; he had no doubt the chapel would be done . When the buildings were finished he hoped they would give satisfaction to all those interested in the Institution .

Bro . J . S . CU . MIIEKLAND ; Was there anything done in respect to the old School ?

Bro . KEYSKR said he did not know that he was justified in making a statement in that respect . He thought not , and that the members would feel that thc Board of Management as a body were going to make such arrangements as in their discretion they thought would be best . At the next Quarterly Court they would be most likely able to make a statement on the subject ; they did not let the grass grow under their feiit .

Bro . WOODALL , P . G . T ., asked as to a memorial which was understood would be proposed to Bro . Eve ' s memory in connection with the School , and hoped that the brethren would be asked to subscribe . For his own part he would wish that memorial to be in the form oi a scholarship . It should , however , be left in the hands of the Board of Management . Bro . J . S . CuMMiiin . AN'i ) quite agreed that something should be done . Would it not be well to send out a circular suggesting something , and asking for the opinion of the brethren upon it V There was no hurry . Thc next Quarterly Court would be a convenient time for such a suggestion .

Bro . WOODALL thought an expression of opinion [ rom thc Court would have thc desired effect , and so would move that this Court , being desirous to record its appreciation of Bro . Eve ' s services , wish to raise a sum ol money which might be devoted to that purpose , and beg to refer the question to the Board ol Management , who should report thereon .

After a few words from Bro . MCLEOD , Bro . E . M . MONEY thought it would be sufficient to leave thc matter in the hands of the Board of Management . This was carried , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings .

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

The annual summer entertainment to the residents of thc Royal Masonic L ' encvolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons was held on the 12 th inst . at the buildings at Croydon . Thc weather was delig htful , and admirably adapted for rendering the proceedings of the evening a great success . The pretty grounds of the Institution were at their best , thc recent rains which were succeeded by thc fine weather having brought on all the plants , flowers , ai "

vegetables to a proper summer condition . There were , however , observation * made that " things were rather backward , " but as the cultivator of the soil m England never finds that nature entirely suits him , and that if Providence n . io consulted him more general satisfaction would have been given , these obsjrvatio " did not quite mar the general opinion of the visitors that Croydon was not t »<; worst place , either for visitors' enjoyment , or for the happiness and health ° annuitants whom Freemasons take under their wing . These summer visits ,