Covent Garden Lodge Of Instruction No. 1014, Annual Supper.

Malcom , H . Swan , XV . Harris , E . A . Rice , J . Vilenpuer , I H- Muggeridge , and W . T . Taylor . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Princes' Room , where a substantial supper was provided by Bro . Bertini , the much respected manager of the Criterion . The P RESIDENT , after proposing the usual Masonic

toasts , which were duly honoured in fine style , proposed II The Health of the Visitors , " and hoped all had enjoyed the great treat in the lodge and at the festive board , to which Bro . J . MUGGERIDGE replied . Bro . G . REYNOLDS , in proposing " The Health of the President , Bro . G . H . Foan , " said he greatly regretted that their worthy Bro . James Terry could not stay to

supper , but they all knew how hard he had worked , and his work had been well rewarded at the Jubilee Festival of the Aged Freemasons by the magnificent contributions amounting to over ^ " 67 , 000 , and he thoug ht he could say that sum bad never been collected by any Charity at one time in the world . Bro . Terry was also busy with the home at Croydon ,

and he felt sure all present hoped that Bro . Terry would be spared many years to carry on his duties as Secretary to the Institution which comforted many poor Masons ( not forgetting the ladies ) in their old age . In proposing " The Health of their worthy President , " all knew how he had worked for the success of the lodge of instruction . He came and made himself

useful as assistant Preceptor at the very nick of time , and all would agree that since Bro . Foan had taken the Preceptorship in hand the weekly attendance had been gradually increasing . It was entirely due to his perseverance , and he had much pleasure in proposing his health to be drank in bumpers . Bro . G . H . F OAN replied by saying that his services

were always at their disposal , and he should do all in his power for the success of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction . In proposing "The Health of their worthy Secretary , Bro . G . Reynolds , " also Secretary of the Mother Lodge , he asked the brethren present to drink his health heartily . Bro . G . Reynolds had worked hard for several years past for the success of

the lodge of instruction , and it was entirely due to him that he had made the lodge of instruction a success by moving the meetings to the Criterion , where , through the kindness of Messrs . Spiers and Pond they have such magnificent accommodation . Bro . G . REYNOLDS , in replying to the toast , thanked the brethren for the hearty manner in which they had

drank his health . He was very sorry Bro . Terry could not stay with them . The attendances lately to the lodge of instruction have been a marked improvement , for reasons best known to many brethren present , and he sincerely trusted and hoped they would continue to do so . They had splendid accommodation and their worthy Assistant Preceptor was one who worked hard

and was well up in the ritual . As for himself as Secretary for nearly the last 12 years he had seen many ch . nges , and he hoped that the attendances would soon be up to the old mark . He himself had learned much , for it was instruction to him as Secretary . He had learnt his duties amongst them ,

and he hoped at the end of the year some brother would undertake his duties as Secretary . He would assist him as much as possible , and did not wish altogether " to tear himself away" from them , but would be willing to retain the Treasurership . He had made many friends in the lodge of instruction , and trusted that brotherhood and friendship would last for many

years to come . The success of the evening was greatly enhanced by the singing and recitations of Bros . J . Stephens , W . Hoggins , W . Channon , J . Phillips , and others , Bro . T . C . Seary presiding at the piano . The brethren on parting expressed themselves as having spent a most enjoyable evening .

The Recent Boys' School Festival.

THE RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

The following new lists and additions to lists have been received since our report of last week :

LONDON . " -Jge £ s . d . r , 3 Bro . R . H . Williams , additional 220 ( increasing his list to £ 35 145 . ) ' 175 ,, H . A . Brook ( new Steward ) , new list 13 2 C lf , ° '! „ R . A . Homan , less n 10 C ( reducing his list to £ 34 25 . ) 2 " - „ A . Aldin , additional 1 1 fi

( increasing his list to £ _ 6 15 s . ) PROVINCES . KENT . 'J ' . ) Bro . William Sanders , additional ; , 3 0 ( increasing his list to £ 134 Ss . ) WARWICKSHIRE . *' 2 5 Bro . T . R . Arter ( new Steward ) , new list ... 10 10 o

The Irish Masonic Bazaar.

THE IRISH MASONIC BAZAAR .

We have pleasure in recording the fact that the total ynount received up to the present for the Centenary " i ° f the Masonic Female Orphan School as the •ult of the bazaar has reached the magnificent sum ~ 3 i 46 i . The total outlay of every kind in conwith

f , on . the celebration is only a sum of , £ 3410 0 [ e ' is thus a nett balance to the credit of the Fund coiit ^' *? ' ' ^ ' 11 S sum wl" *** increase < - < by further yet h ' ns from f ° stalls whose returns have not stn , | n received , and by a considerable number of hop , balances of receipts outstanding , which are V a to exceed Xiooo . It is therefore confidently

The Irish Masonic Bazaar.

expected that the Centenary Fund will exceed £ 21 , 000 . Already the Committee have invested . £ 10 , 995 > n t ' purchase of an income of , £ 431 per annum for the Advancement Fund , for which the bazaar was started , and in addition £ " 9000 has been put aside to carry out

structural improvements for the school , and the remainder , after these improvements shall have been carried out , will be placed to the credit of the Advancement Fund . The foregoing facts and figures redound to the credit of Irish Freemasonry as unexampled in the history of bazaars .

Blue Sunlight On P.G.M. Hro. Maccalla's Coffin.

BLUE SUNLIGHT ON P . G . M . HRO . MACCALLA'S COFFIN .

Bro . Chas . W . Alexander , writing in the Keystone , records the following interesting incident in connection with the funeral of the lamented Bro . C . P . MacCalla , P . G . M . Pennsylvania : " A most exquisitely touching incident occurred upon

the occasion of the funeral services of Bro . MacCalla , the late Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania , that were held in the Church of the Atonement , in Philadelphia . " The casket containing the remains , which had already received the exceptional honour of Masonic rites in the far-away land of Egypt , was placed in the usual position before the chancel , and was covered with

acacia and floral emblems , including a most artistic and singular wreath sent from the lodge near the Red Sea . Just after the services commenced , the clouds in the sky were broken , and the bright , June sunlight coming down through the stained glass windows made a pillar or shaft of blue li ght , which , resting on the head of the casket , gradually moved down its length ,

At the conclusion of the services , this column of blue light , that was exactly of the shade of the ribbon worn by the brethren present from Bro . MacCalla ' s lodge , had neared the foot of the coffin . There it was joined by a brilliant scarlet beam , the effect of which rendered it purple , just like the ribbon worn by the brethren of the Grand Lodge in attendance .

And even as the bearers came up the aisle to remove the casket the pillar of light moved on so as to leave it illumined no longer . "The incident was noticed by all within range of vision of the casket , and awakened much comment . To Masons it will always be a peculiarly beautiful and singularly appropriate event . "

Bank Holiday Railway Facilities.

BANK HOLIDAY RAILWAY FACILITIES .

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . The Great Western Railway Company issue ordinary as well as excursion tickets at their principal City and Westend offices , and this arrangement is probably never so much appreciated as during the week preceding the Bank Holiday , when large numbers of people avail themselves of

the opportunity thus afforded for obtaining tickets at their own time and without the crowding and worry inseparable from a large railway station at holiday seasons . The fares charged are the same as at Paddington and the tickets are available for use under precisely the same conditions as those issued at that station . The following are the offices at which tickets are issued , viz . —193 and 407 ,

Oxfordstreet ; 23 , New Oxford-street ,- 269 , Strand j Holborn Circus ; 29 , Charing Cross ; 26 , Regent-street ; 5 , Arthurstreet East , London Bridge j S 2 , Queen Victoria-street j 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars j C 7 , Gresham-street ; 4 , Cheapside ; and the L . B . and S . C Company ' s office , under the Grand Hotel , Trafalgar-square . The booking offices at Paddington Station will be open for the

issue of tickets all day on VVednesday , Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , July 27 th , 28 th , 29 th , and 30 th , and the tickets issued ( except those for specified excursion trains ) will be available for use on any of those days . To meet the expected additional traffic by the ordinary trains on Saturday , July 30 th , the Company will run in duplicate , the 10 . 15 a . m ., 1 . 15 , 3 . 0 ., 5 . 0 and 9 o p . m . trains

to the West of England , and the 11 . 55 a . m ., 3 . 15 and 5 45 p . m . trains to Weymouth , Hereford , and South Wales respectively . The first portion of the 5 . 0 and 9 . 0 p . m . trains will leave Paddington at 4 . 55 and 8 . 55 p . m . respectively , but the fi st portion of the other trains will leave at the advertised times , and the second a few minutes afterwards , the long distance passengers being as far as possible

taken in the first portion , but with a few exceptions both trains will stop at the advertised stations to take up and set down passengers . On Friday , July 29 th , an excursion train will leave Paddington at 7 . 45 a . m . for Gloucester , Cardiff , Newport , Swansea , New Miiford , & c . ; passengers will also be booked at excuision fares to certain stations in the South of Ireland . Fast excursion trains forthe West of

England will leave Paddington at 10 . 15 p . m . on I'riday , Jul y 29 th , and at 7 . 45 a . m . and 2 . 30 p . m . on Saturday , uly 30 th , reaching Exeter in 5 ' , hours and Plymouth in 7 . I hours ; and excursions will also be run on the same day to Bath , Bristol , Dorchester , Weymouth ( for the Channel Islands ) , Cheltenham , Worcester , Malvern , Hereford , Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Shrewsbury , Chester ,

Liverpool , Manchester , and other stations on the Great Western system . On Sunday , July 31 st , excursions will be run to Cirencester , Stroud , Glouc ster , Cheltenham , & c , and on Monday cheap trains will be run to Oxford , Leamington , Birmingham , Wolverhimpton , Bath , Bristol , Stroud , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Reading , Pangbourne , Goring , Wallingford , & c .

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY . The London and North-Western and Caledonian Railway Companies announce special train arrangements for the accommodation of passengers going North . In addition to the day expresses leaving Euston Station at 5 . 15 a . m .,

7 . 15 a . m ., 10 . 0 a . m , and 10 . 30 a . m ., an afternoon express leaves Euston at 2 . 0 p . m . ( with dining saloons attached for first-class passengers ) , arriving at Glasgow 11 . 0 p . m ., Edinburgh at 10 . 50 p . m ., Aberdeen 313 . 5 . a . m ., and Inverness 0 . 10 a . m . The S . o p . m . Highland and Aberdeen express runs every week night ( except Saturday ) and also

Bank Holiday Railway Facilities.

on Sundays . From August 3 rd to roth a relief train leaving Euston 7 . 55 p . m . will be run in advance of the S . o p . m . for Perth , Stirling , and Inverness . Ballater and Braemar . — The S . o p . m . train from Euston is due to arrive at Aberdeen at S . 5 a . m ., giving ample time for passengers to obtain breakfast at the refreshment rooms or at the Great North of Scotland Railway Company ' s Palace Hotel ( which adjoins

the station ) before proceeding by the 9 . 30 a . m . mail , either in the direction of Inverness or for Ballater and the _ Deeside line . A coach leaves Ballater for Braemar in connection with this train during the summer . A special night express will leave Euston at 7 . 30 p . m ., commencing Alonday , July iSth , and running ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) until Wednesday , August ioth . for

Perth and the Highland Line , and the Hi g hland Railway Company have made arrangements to take this train forward to Inverness ( due 10 . 40 a . m . ) in advance throughout of the S . o p . m . express from Euston . An additional train leaving Euston at 9 . 0 p . m . is now run for Edinburgh , Perth , Aberdeen , and the southern portion of the Highland

Line . For the conveyance of gentlemen's horses and carriages going to Scotland a special train will leave Euston Station at 6 . 20 p . m . ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) from July nth to August ioth inclusive . A special carriage for the conveyance of dogs will be attached to this train when required .

MIDLAND RAILWAY . The Midland Railway Company have arranged , with a view to the greater convenience of the public , that the booking offices at St . Pancras and Moorgate-street Stations shall be open for the issue of tickets all day on Friday and Saturday , July 2 rjtli and 30 th . Tickets to all principal stations on the Midland Railway will also be obtainable

beforehand at their offices : 445 , West Strand j 2 ( 1 7 , Strand j 1 S 0 , Victoria-street ; 5 , Charing Cross ( corner of Northumberland-avenue ) j 10 A , New Bond-street ; 3 S , Cranbournestreet ; 101 , High Holborn ; 1 , Shaftesbury-avenue ; 33 , Piccadilly j Gloucester Office , 495 , Oxford-street ; 13 , Parkside , Knightsbridge j 272 , Regent-circus , Oxfordstreet j 109 , Tottenham Court-road ; 9 , Sloane-square 1

33 , Cannon-street ; 13 , Aldersgate-street ; 10 , Commercial road ; "Four Swans , " _ 6 , Camomile-street ; 122 , Marestreet , Hackney ; Cook ' s Tourist Offices , Ludgate-circus ; 99 , Gracechurch-street ; and S 2 , Oxford-street ; at the L . B . & S . C . Co . ' s Offices , 28 , Regent-circus , Piccadilly , and S , Grand Hotel Buildings , Trafalgar-square ; and at " Red Cap , "G , Camden-road ; "Empire" Oflice , 30 , Silver-street j

Notting Hill Gate ; and Myers ' , 1 A , Pentonville-road . The tickets obtained at these offices will be available from St . Pancras Station , and will be issued at the same fares as charged at that station , and dated to suit the convenienceof passengers . Cheap excursion trains will be run from London to Leicester , Nottingham , Melton , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Burton , Derby , Manchester ,

Liverpool , Blackburn , Bolton , Rochdale , Oldham , Bury , thc Furness District , Carlisle , & c , on Saturday , July 3 ° th , returning the following Thursday , and tickets for these trains for starting from St . Pancras Station can be obtained on the two previous days to the running of the trains at the above-named offices . Cheap excursion trains for six days will also be run to London from Carlisle .

Keighley , Bradford , Leeds , Wakefield , Barnsley , Sheffield , Liverpool , Manchester , Blackburn , Bjlton , Burnley , Bury , Rochdale , Burton , Derby , Nottingham , Birmingham , Walsall , Wolverhampton , Leicester , & c , on Saturday , July 30 th . Passengers will be booked by these trains at cheap fares to Brighton and other South Coast stations for 5 , S , 10 , or 15 days , to Paris and other places on the Continent ,

having the privilege of returning within ifi days . On Monday , Augu-, 1 ist , cheap day trips will also be run from Bradford , Leeds , Barnsley , Sheffield , Derby , Nottingham , Leicester , Birmingham , Northampton , Bedford , & c , to London ; and from London ( St . Pam-rat ) to St . Albans Harpenden , Luton , Bedford , Leicester , and Birmingham , and a two days' excursion to Manchester .

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . The Great Northern Railway Company announce that in addition to the ordinary service of express trains from London ( King's Cross ) to Scotland , arrangements have been made for the S . o p . m . express train from King's Cross to Edinburgh , Glasgow , and the north of Scotland to be run specially on the nights of Saturday , Oth , and Sunday , 7 th

August . On briday night , 2 * jth July , cheap s to 11 days ' excursions will be run from London to Stirling , Perth , Dundee , Aberdeen , Internets , & c . OnSasurday , 30 th July , cheap < i days' excursion trains will be run from London ( King ' s Cross Station ) to Huntingdon , Nottingham , Derby , Burton , Tutbury , Stoke , Manchester , Stockport , Liverpool , & c . Un Saturday night , 30 th July , a special excursion for

S days will be run from London to Darlington , Newcastle , Berwick , Edinburgh , Glasgow , & C . On Saturday , 30 t « - July , and Monday , ist August , cheap day excursions will be run from Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon , King's Cross , Holloway , & c , to Skegness , Sutton-on-Sea , and Mablethorp . Three or 4 days' tickets will be issued by the excursion on Saturday , available for return by the

excursion on Munday or by any ordinary train on Tuesdiy . On Sunday night , 31 st July , a fast excursion for two days will be run from London ( King ' s Cross ) to Manchester . On Monday , 1 st August , cheap day excursions will be run from Victoria ( L . C . and D . ) , Moorgate , King's Cross , Finsbury Park , & c , to St . Albans , Wheathampstead , Harpenden , Luton , Dunstable , Hitchin , Royston , and

Cambridge . Cheap return tickets will also be issued from London to Biggleswade on Monday , August ist . A frequent service of special and ordinary trains will be run to the Alexandra Park Races between Victoria ( L . C and D . ) , Moorgate , Broad-street , King's Cross , and the

Wood Green btations . To prevent inconvenience from overcrowding at the company ' s principal terminal station , King ' s Cross , tickets , dated in advance , will be issued at King's Cross ( G . N . R . ) , Victoria ( L . C . and D . ) , Ludgate Hill , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon , and Finsbury Park Stations , and at various ticket offices .

The Duke of Aosta was the principal guest at the annual dinner at the Hotel Metropole on Monday of the members of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in London . Count Tornielli , the Italian Ambassador , presided , and among those present were Bro . Lord Mayor Evans , Sir A . Rolitt , M . P ., Sir Henry Layard , and Bro . G . A . Sala .