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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN ' S HILL , B ATTERSEA R ISE , S . W . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MSJESTY THE QUEEN . PATRON AND PRESIDENT : H . R . H . The PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . GRAND PATRONESS : H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES . FOUNDED 1788 . CENTENARY CELEBRATION , 1888 . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . W . HEDGES , Sec . 5 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C .

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PHILP'S * * * "ONEAND ALL " wCelebratedPlateandGlassPolish Is absolutely £ : ee from Grit & Mercury , Acids , or any injurious substance . It cannot be surpassed for burnishing gold , silver , nickel , and all kinds of white metals , and for cleaning gilt moulding , marble , showcases , shop windows , mirrors , chandeliers , and g ' ass generally . It is extensively used by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Nnvigati in ( omp ' any on board their steamers , by the principal West End silversmiths and jewellers , and by Sheffield and Birmingham Electro-Platers , & c . Price 3 d ., 6 d ., & is . Wholesale of Messrs . BARCLAY & SONS , 95 , Farringdon-street , E . C . or of the Proprietors—THOMAS PHILP & CO ., 14 , Salcombe Eoad , Stoke Newingfcon , London , N .

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JOHNGOW, " $ &¦ ' NEW BROAD ST ., B . C . , ,-tf ^ Outside Railway Station ) . OCVAWJ ^ HOHEY IANE MARKET , CHEAPSIDE . 5 S 93 , THEOBALD'S KD „ HOLBOElf , 'W . C . . rt 125 , BROMPTON ROAD , S . W . flA ^ U "* ' JOHN GOW always has on sale the VJ ^ Largest Stock in London of the Very Best . -. a Quality at Lowest Prices . Barrelled < rC . w'' Oysters . vjv ^ PERFECTLY-FITTED OYSTER SALOON Now Open at New Broad Street .

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SMITH'SLONDONBLUE IS Unequalled for Laundry Work . Sold by Oilmen , in bottles , id . and 6 * d . each , or by the Gallon , at Estab . 1879 . ] No . 2 , Finsbury Sq ., London .

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BULBS . Mr . J . C . STEVENS WILL SELL BY AUCTION at his great Rooms , 38 , KING ST ., COVENT GARDEN W . C , Every MONDAY , WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY , FIRST-CLASS BULBS from Holland , Lotted to suit all Buyers . On view Morning of Sale , and Catalogues had .

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MASONS' CEETfflCATES , & c , FRAMED TO ANY DESIGN . HMORELL,. 17 and 18 , Great St . Andrew St ., Bloomsbury , W . C , London . Manufacturer and Importer of all kinds of Picture Frame and Decorative Mouldings ( Two Million Feet always in stock ) . Every requisite for the Trade and Exportation . Illustrated Book of Patterns post free for three penny stamps .

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01 ISPiSr ™ \ Caused by wear , promptly removed \ W \ ill H I fr 0 m Ladies' Jacliets , Gentlemen ' s ll ] j I j tj L . 1 Coats , & c , any colour , by a NEW w DRY PROCESS . Sole Inventor . W.A.ALLERY, Tailor , Breeches Maker , Costumier , & c „ 63 , OXFORD STREET , ¥ . Opposite Parkins and Gotto ' s . REPAIRS , ALTERATIONS & GENERAL CLEANER . Six Months guarantee given with every Garment made at this Establishment to remove Shine free of charge .

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HPHE FIRST MASONIC FESTIVAL ¦ * of the ensuing year will be that of the RoyalMasonicBenevolentInstitution FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT Freemasons' Tavern , G-reat Queen Street , LONDON , ON WEDNESDAY , 29 TH FEBRUARY , 1888 , Upon which occasion Sir GEORGE ELLIOT , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M . South Wales ( East Division ) , Has been pleased to signify his intention of Presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the office of Stewards upon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenient , 10 the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required , and supply them with the necessary circulars , & c . It is fraternally hoped that , upon this occasion , owing to the large number ot Applicants and the few vacancies , Brethren will use their influence to obtain donations towards the funds of the Institution , which were never more needed than at the present time . Expenditure in Annuities alone £ 15 , 000 . Permanent Income only £ 3 60 . ) . JAMES TERRY , Vice-Patron , P . G . S . B ., Secretary . 4 , FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C .

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PAINS IN THE HEAD , FACIE , AND LIMBS , GOUT ,. RHEUMATISM , AND RHEUMATIC ! GOUT , Immediately TTADE S and Speedily Relieved l \ , cured by r ^ OUT AND | 3 HEUMATIC piLLS . Which require neither contineiucnt nor alteration ot diet . IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL j-itoAr TRADE ' S MR . PRANK WRIGHT , piLLS . -Li The Comedian . J - rjiADE'S piLLS . J- ' Prince of Wales Theatre , ± - E ADE'S Birmingham , l '' eb . l'Jth , 1 S 87 . piLLS . Dear Sir , —I liiive been n grout suf- *¦ EADE'S feror from the gout for the past live piLLS . years . Astherearo so mnuy actors suf- x EADE'S terms from this terrible scourge , I write piLLS . this for their benefit and the public ut - - EADE'S largo . Your Pills will keep oil' any at- TJILLS . tack of gout if taken at the lirst twinge , - - EADE'S as preseribed . and if after the disease has piLLS . set in will cure it in two or three days . J - Xi'ADE'S I would sooner think of going on the piLLS . -Li staye without my wig than neglecting - - l /» ADE'S to have a bottle of your really wonderful " DILLS . ¦ Ci pills about me . x TjiADE'S Yours faithfully , piLLS . -Ci Jb ' itAKK WiuGur , Comedian . ¦ L Tp ADE'S Mr . G . Eade . piLLS . If ADE'S Do not be persuaded to take any other piLLS . - " Pills for the above distressing , painful EADE'S disorders , as EADE'S have been proved piLLS , by thousands to bo the safest and most - * - Ci ADE'S eifectual remedy . piLLS . Sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors , in Bottles , Is . lid ., and 2 s . Oil . GEORGE EADE , 72 , Goswell Ed ., London .

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HAS any Reader any MASONIC VOLUMES of Interest to DISPOSE of at a low price . —Address , X . Y . Z ., care of the Editor . WILL anyone assist a Freemason in great distress to procure a SITUATION . He has been unemployed for 7 months through no fault of his own . Aged 30 , married , and well educated . Excellent references . —Address—E . G . R ., S , Oriel-road , Homerton , E .

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A FACT . —HAIR COLOUR WASH will bring grey hair to its original colour in two hours . This is guaranteed . 105 . 6 d ., sent forstamps . Splints for Bow Legs , 2 ts . Enamelling , 42 s . Nose Machine , 10 s . 6 d . Skin tightener , 3 s . 6 d . —ALEX . ROSS , 21 , Lamb's Conduit-st . ( near Holborn ) , London . Established 1850 .

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/OfCOGKERELL'S \^ f 13 , CORNHILL , E . C . ^ r ^^ V For Prices , sec Daily Papers . Cj / Trucks direct from the ' Colliery to every Railway Station .

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A.MONARCHKINO, TAILOR , Cornhill , E . C , and Regent-street , W ., LONDON . 10 PER CENT . DISCOUNT FOR CASH .

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J?{GEORGESPILLER ^ g / Surgeon ' s Optician , fey M 3 , WIGMORE ST ., W . ^ >» o ** ' 1 , „ , & T * SHOT-PROOF SPECTACLES , ft?g~ ^ ^ THE NEW § "SHOOTING" PINCE-NEZ , S j WITH RIGID BRIDGE . to I They press the nose much less than £ J any other eye-glass .

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TELEGRAPHICADDRESSES(Maud). For the Freemason Printing Works—FREEMASON , LONDON " . For Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING , LONDON .

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ADVERTISEMENT SCALE OF " ftbe freemason . " TEK IHSOTIOir SINGLE COLUMN per inch £ 050 ONE PAGE 10 o o ONE COLUMN 3 10 o P UBLIC C OMPANIES' & PARAGRAPH ADVERTISEMENTS , IS . PER LINE . WANTS , & C , KOUR LINES , 2 s . 6 d ., and Cd . PER LINE additional .

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TO OUR READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ,, and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom , Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies & c . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . i' / s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Office Orders or chcijues am preferred , the former payable to GEORGE KENNING , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London foint Stock Bank .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

Among contributions held over owing to press of matter are : "THE HISTORY 01 " THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS FROM ITS ORIGIN 17 SS TO ITS CENTENARY ISSS . " CRAFT LODGES—Aire and Calder , No . 453 ; Covent Garden , No . 1614 ; Abbey , No . 2030 ; Anglo-American , No . 2191 .

CORRESPONDENCE—J . Ramsden Riley . Centenary of the Grand Lodge of Maryland . —II . Presentation lo a Liverpool Pressman . Jubilee Celebration at Sheerness .

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SATURDAY , OCTOBER 22 , 1887 .

Origmal Correspondence.

Origmal Correspondence .

[ VVe do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of the opinions expressed by ourcorrespondents . but we wish in aspirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion J ——

THE MASONIC CHARITIES . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I do not see that the letter you inserted last week from "J . 174 " affects my criticism of his introductory letter and Table or that of " Espoir , " whose views I , in the main , supported . As far as my knowledge goes of the

Provincial Associations to which "J . 174 " refers , they are of two kinds , and both have , instead of clashing with our principal Charities , rendered them essential service . There are the Associations , such as those established in East and West Lancashire and elsewhere , which educate the children of pocr or deceased brethren in the local schools , and thereby reduce the pressure upon the central Charities ;

and there are the Associations , like that of Staffordshire , which offer facilities for the local brethren becoming L '' Governors or Life Subscribers to the same central Charities . But , except in so far as they help to explain why the provinces which have established the former kind figure in the Festival Returns for less than mi ght have been expected from them , or why those which have the latter kind are able

to contiibute more , I do not see what these classes ot organisation have to do with the Table which "J . 174 " " * been at the pains of compiling , and , which , if it is to oe criticised at all , must be criticised on its own merits , as it stands , and not in connection with something else which is wanting . This Table sets forth what London and the several Provinces , & c , have contributed at our seveJ * Benevolent Festivals during the seven years , iS 8 i-J ° ' /'