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LEADERS— PAGE The Approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... 259 The Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland ... ... 2 G 0 Great Priory of Knights Templar ... ... ... ... ... 2 fio Grand Lodge of Scotland ... ... ... ... ... 2 C 1 Provincial Educational Fund of North and East Yorkshire ... ... 2 G 2 Board of Masters and Board of Benevolence ... ... ... ... 262 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... ... ... ... ... 2 G 3 Ladies'Night of the Joppa Lodge , No . iSS .,. .,. ... ... 262 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 3
MASONIC NOTESMeeting of the Board of Steward of the Boys' School Festival ... ... 2 ( 17 Athletic Sports of the Boys'School ... ... ... ... 2 * 17 Especial Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... ... 26 7 Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire ... 2 G 7 Death of Bro . Earl of Hardwicke .,, ... ... ... 267 Death of the Dowager Duchess of AthoU ... ... ... ... 26 7 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland ... ... 2 G 7
Graft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 S Royal Arch ... ... .,. ... ... ... ... 2 G 8 Our Portrait Gallery ... ... ,,. .,. ... ... 209 The Craft Abroad ... .,. ... ... ... ... 270 Ancient and Accepted Rite _ .,. ... ,., ... ... 270 Lodges and Chapter of Instruction ... ... ... ... 270 Obituary ... ... ... ... .,. ... ... 270 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 272
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The third and last of the great Charitable Festivals of the year—that of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—will be held at the Hotel Cecil , on Wednesday , the . 30 th June . Bro . Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCK , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Cumberland and Westmorland , has very kindly arranged to
preside as Chairman , and as the Board of Stewards , though small by comparison with those which Bro . McLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution , has been fortunate enough , with the single exception of 1892 , to organise during the years he has
held office , is ah efficient one , we are not without hopes that if the Returns do not approximate very closely to that of last year or the year before , they will not be quite unworthy of the year in which her Majesty ' s Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated . We recognise , of course , that the difficulties which the Stewards will experience in their canvass for subscriptions and donations will be very great . The two Festivals which have been already held—those of the Benevolent Institution and Girls' School— 'have been eminently , if not
pre-eminently , successful , having together produced upwards of £ 35 , , and though there are many who will regard this fact as auguring well for a commensurate return in the case of this Institution , we cannot shut our eyes to the possibility that in this , as in other cases , those who come last are not likely to fare , or even do so well as those who have gone before . Moreover , we
must bear in mind that every institution which depends wholly or chiefly for support on the voluntary contributions
of the benevolent , and many that are not so dependent , are straining every nerve to raise an additional amount of subscriptions or for some special fund in commemoration of the Qi ? EKN ' S completion of a reign of 60 years . These funds are being raised in all directions and as the Societies or Institutions by which these special appeals are being made are for
the most part worthy of support , it is on the cards that the result of this particular appeal may be less satisfactory than we desire to see it . Then ; is still a third reason which operates unfavourably . Next year the Boys' School will celebrate the centenary of its foundation under the gracious auspices of its President , H . R . H . the Prince of WALES , K . G ., M W . C . Master , and there will be lodges and brethren innumerable who will prefer to reserve their efforts and husband their resources for that important gathering . However , we believe in being hopeful
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
within reason ; we know that the Chairman as well as the ladies and brethren who have promised their services as Stewards will use their efforts to ensure a successful result , and if Bro . MCLEOO , in the five weeks that remain to him , can manage to augment his present Board of about 320 , to one of about the same strength as those which worked so well for the . two Festivals that have already been celebrated , there is at least a chance that the Boys' School may not , after all , fare the worst of our Charities in the keen competition for support which has been in progress during the whole of the present year .
As for the claims which the Boys' School has upon the generous support of our lodges and brethren , they must be patent to everybody who has even the sli ghtest acquaintance with its history . At the present time it has on its establishment
nearly 280 boys , and the sum required to maintain , educate , and clothe these children is , in round figures , £ 13 , 000 . Towards defraying this annual cost , the permanent income arising from invested capital and the grants by Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter may be set down at about £ 2000 , so that the deficiency to be made good every year is £ i ( , ooo . Since the new regime came into force in ( Sgo , the appeals annually addressed tp the brethren by successive Chairmen and Boards of Stewards , has been so successful that the Institution lias not onl y been able to pay its way , but , at the same time , has increased its investments from £ 17 , 500 , at which figure they stood when the Board of Management and the Secretary entered upon their duties , to over £ 50 , 000 , and has also
paid over the purchase money , amounting to £ 13 , 000 , for the new site at Bushey , Herts , for the new School premises . Thus under the present management the financial affairs of the Institution have been administered both efficiently and economically , while , as regards the education and training which the boys receive from Bro . the Rev . H . HEBB and his staff , the success of those who are entered for the Cambridge Local and other public
examinations , and the reports of the independent examiners , who have been invited to test the merits of the School , are proof sufficient of their excellence . We are aware that the scheme which was adopted last year for removing the School to another site and the purchase of the estate at Bushey have met with a certain amount of opposition , while the letters
which have recently appeared in our columns from " Life Governor , " show that there are still well-intentioned brethren who are somewhat prone to criticise the acts of the Board of Management before troubling themselves to master the facts . But the new site has been purchased for a not unreasonable sum and there is absolutely nothing to suggest the idea that the
authorities have it in contemplation tocommit themselves to an exorbitant outlay in the erection of the new buildings . We trust , therefore , that differences of opinion on a question of policy which has been adopted by a large majority of the Governors and Subscribers , will not be allowed to stand in the way of the School obtaining the support which it absolutely requires for its efficient maintenance , and that every possible prominence will be given to the success with which the financial as well as the educational
arrangements have been carried out during the last seven years . We trust , too , that there will be such a result obtained on the 30 th June next as will enable the Board of Management not onl y to defray the expenses for the current year , but also to make further investments and thereby augment the present limited income of the Institution . There are many candidates and not always many vacancies to be filled .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS— PAGE The Approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... 259 The Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland ... ... 2 G 0 Great Priory of Knights Templar ... ... ... ... ... 2 fio Grand Lodge of Scotland ... ... ... ... ... 2 C 1 Provincial Educational Fund of North and East Yorkshire ... ... 2 G 2 Board of Masters and Board of Benevolence ... ... ... ... 262 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... ... ... ... ... 2 G 3 Ladies'Night of the Joppa Lodge , No . iSS .,. .,. ... ... 262 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 3
MASONIC NOTESMeeting of the Board of Steward of the Boys' School Festival ... ... 2 ( 17 Athletic Sports of the Boys'School ... ... ... ... 2 * 17 Especial Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... ... 26 7 Annual Meeting of Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire ... 2 G 7 Death of Bro . Earl of Hardwicke .,, ... ... ... 267 Death of the Dowager Duchess of AthoU ... ... ... ... 26 7 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland ... ... 2 G 7
Graft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 S Royal Arch ... ... .,. ... ... ... ... 2 G 8 Our Portrait Gallery ... ... ,,. .,. ... ... 209 The Craft Abroad ... .,. ... ... ... ... 270 Ancient and Accepted Rite _ .,. ... ,., ... ... 270 Lodges and Chapter of Instruction ... ... ... ... 270 Obituary ... ... ... ... .,. ... ... 270 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 272
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The third and last of the great Charitable Festivals of the year—that of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—will be held at the Hotel Cecil , on Wednesday , the . 30 th June . Bro . Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCK , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Cumberland and Westmorland , has very kindly arranged to
preside as Chairman , and as the Board of Stewards , though small by comparison with those which Bro . McLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution , has been fortunate enough , with the single exception of 1892 , to organise during the years he has
held office , is ah efficient one , we are not without hopes that if the Returns do not approximate very closely to that of last year or the year before , they will not be quite unworthy of the year in which her Majesty ' s Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated . We recognise , of course , that the difficulties which the Stewards will experience in their canvass for subscriptions and donations will be very great . The two Festivals which have been already held—those of the Benevolent Institution and Girls' School— 'have been eminently , if not
pre-eminently , successful , having together produced upwards of £ 35 , , and though there are many who will regard this fact as auguring well for a commensurate return in the case of this Institution , we cannot shut our eyes to the possibility that in this , as in other cases , those who come last are not likely to fare , or even do so well as those who have gone before . Moreover , we
must bear in mind that every institution which depends wholly or chiefly for support on the voluntary contributions
of the benevolent , and many that are not so dependent , are straining every nerve to raise an additional amount of subscriptions or for some special fund in commemoration of the Qi ? EKN ' S completion of a reign of 60 years . These funds are being raised in all directions and as the Societies or Institutions by which these special appeals are being made are for
the most part worthy of support , it is on the cards that the result of this particular appeal may be less satisfactory than we desire to see it . Then ; is still a third reason which operates unfavourably . Next year the Boys' School will celebrate the centenary of its foundation under the gracious auspices of its President , H . R . H . the Prince of WALES , K . G ., M W . C . Master , and there will be lodges and brethren innumerable who will prefer to reserve their efforts and husband their resources for that important gathering . However , we believe in being hopeful
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
within reason ; we know that the Chairman as well as the ladies and brethren who have promised their services as Stewards will use their efforts to ensure a successful result , and if Bro . MCLEOO , in the five weeks that remain to him , can manage to augment his present Board of about 320 , to one of about the same strength as those which worked so well for the . two Festivals that have already been celebrated , there is at least a chance that the Boys' School may not , after all , fare the worst of our Charities in the keen competition for support which has been in progress during the whole of the present year .
As for the claims which the Boys' School has upon the generous support of our lodges and brethren , they must be patent to everybody who has even the sli ghtest acquaintance with its history . At the present time it has on its establishment
nearly 280 boys , and the sum required to maintain , educate , and clothe these children is , in round figures , £ 13 , 000 . Towards defraying this annual cost , the permanent income arising from invested capital and the grants by Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter may be set down at about £ 2000 , so that the deficiency to be made good every year is £ i ( , ooo . Since the new regime came into force in ( Sgo , the appeals annually addressed tp the brethren by successive Chairmen and Boards of Stewards , has been so successful that the Institution lias not onl y been able to pay its way , but , at the same time , has increased its investments from £ 17 , 500 , at which figure they stood when the Board of Management and the Secretary entered upon their duties , to over £ 50 , 000 , and has also
paid over the purchase money , amounting to £ 13 , 000 , for the new site at Bushey , Herts , for the new School premises . Thus under the present management the financial affairs of the Institution have been administered both efficiently and economically , while , as regards the education and training which the boys receive from Bro . the Rev . H . HEBB and his staff , the success of those who are entered for the Cambridge Local and other public
examinations , and the reports of the independent examiners , who have been invited to test the merits of the School , are proof sufficient of their excellence . We are aware that the scheme which was adopted last year for removing the School to another site and the purchase of the estate at Bushey have met with a certain amount of opposition , while the letters
which have recently appeared in our columns from " Life Governor , " show that there are still well-intentioned brethren who are somewhat prone to criticise the acts of the Board of Management before troubling themselves to master the facts . But the new site has been purchased for a not unreasonable sum and there is absolutely nothing to suggest the idea that the
authorities have it in contemplation tocommit themselves to an exorbitant outlay in the erection of the new buildings . We trust , therefore , that differences of opinion on a question of policy which has been adopted by a large majority of the Governors and Subscribers , will not be allowed to stand in the way of the School obtaining the support which it absolutely requires for its efficient maintenance , and that every possible prominence will be given to the success with which the financial as well as the educational
arrangements have been carried out during the last seven years . We trust , too , that there will be such a result obtained on the 30 th June next as will enable the Board of Management not onl y to defray the expenses for the current year , but also to make further investments and thereby augment the present limited income of the Institution . There are many candidates and not always many vacancies to be filled .