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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .

[ The fiUoifiug appeared in our SECOND EDITION of May 17 "' . ] The annual meeting of this Institution vvas held on the 161 I 1 inst . at Freemasons' Tavern . Col . Creaton , Grand

Treasurer , presided . Bio . Terry read the following letter : — Malborough House , Pall Mall , S . W . 13 th May , 18 79

Sir , —1 have laid your letter of the 12 th May before the Prince of Wales , and I am desired to inform you in replythat His Royal Hig hness approves of Wednesday , the 11 th February , 1880 , for the next festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . 1 am Sir , vour obedient servant

FRANCIS KNOLLYS . The report of the annual meeting of 1 S 7 S was taken as icad . The following is the report of the Audit Committee .

MALE FUND . £ s . d . Balance , 31 st March , 1 S 78 23 8 G 16 10 RECEIPTS . Donation from Grand Lodge £ 500 o o ,, Grand Chapter 100 o o

„ „ Lodges , Chapters , and Individuals ... 5 692 o o Annual Subscriptions ... 1130 7 C Dividends on Stock in the

Government Funds ... 59 o o Rent of field ( 3 quarters ) ... 700 Sale of portion of Field ... 10 10 o Interest on cash at call ... 18 2 9 Cash withdrawn from call ... ic-oo o o S . S 17 ° 3

£ 10 , 9-13 17 1 DISBURSEMENTS . Annuitants £ 55 * ° ° ° Salary of Secretary and Clerk 300 o o Collector and commission ... 116 10 9 Messenger ... 5 ° °

Assistance in office 4 12 o Secretary , Provincial Expenses 5 8 4 5 Medicine for Residents at Asylum 12 10 o W . vieWn , Gatekeeper , and Gardener at Asylum ... ... 88 7 0

Pension 10 late Gardener at Asylum 26 o o Taxes , S- 'C , at Asylum ... 27 9 6 Repairs and Furniture at Asylum 22 7 6 Law charges ... ... ... 12 10 4

Sutionci ) , Printing , & c . ... 226 13 2 Advertisements 14 ° 3 Postages , & C , including expenses of election .,. ... 167 8 3 Petty expenses ... ... 11 16 2 Enteitainments of Stewards

and Annuitants 31 17 3 Votes of Thanks lo Stewards 15 94 Insurance of Buildings at Croydon 3 10 5 Building Gardener ' s Lodge ( on account ) ... ... ... 1 G 5 o o

DJ . Greenhouse ( on account ) 50 o o Surveyor ' s fee ... ... 10 10 o Testimonial to Honorary Surgeon 52 10 o

Hire of Hall on day of election 212 0 Bankers' charges 114 Rent of field 18 0 o Rent of office 1800 D . posi . ed at call 1000 o o

79 82 6 2 Balance on this account ... ... £ 2921 10 11 WIDOWS' FUND . Balance , 31 st March , 1878 jC 3 2 99 5 ' KKCKII'TS . Donation from Grand Lidge ... J £ 30 O o o Do . Grand Chapter 50 o o Do . from Lodges , Chapters ,

and Individuals ... 4518 7 o Annual Subscriptions ... 836 1 o Dividends on Stock in Government Funds 33 3 ' °

Rent of field , three quarters ... 700 Sale of portion of ditto ... 10 10 o Interest in cash at call ... 18 2 8 Cash withdrawn from call ... 1000 o o ( > 773 4 (¦

£ 10 , 072 10 o DlSllL'llSEMENTS . Anrui'nr . ls ... ... .., £ 44211 10 o Salary of Secretary and Clerk 300 o o Collector and commission ... 129 ifi 3

Messenger ... ... ... 500 Assistance in odicc ... ... 4 12 o Secitlary , 1 ' iovincial Expenses , 5 8 4 5 Medicines lor Residents at Asylum 12 10 o

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Matron ... ... ... £ 40 00 £ s . d . Gardener ' s salary ... ... 8 90 Taxes , & c . ... ... ... 27 9 3 Repairs and Furniture , Asylum 2272 Law charges ... ... ... 12 10 4 Sia ; i' . inery , Printing , & c . ... 225 19 6

A lu-rtiscenents ... ... 14 o 3 Postages , & c , including expenses ot election ... ... 148 4 6 Petty expenses ... ... II 15 4 Entertainment of Stewards and Annuitants ... ... 31 17 4

Votes of Thanks to Stewards 15 9 5 Insurance of Buildings , Croydoa 3 10 4 Building Gardener ' s Lodge ( on account ) ... ... 16 5 o o Dj . Greenhouse do . ... 50 o o Surveyor ' s fee ... 10 10 o Testimonial to Honorary

Surgeon ... ... ... 52 10 o Hire of Hall on day of election 2 12 6 Banker ' s charges ... .. 1 110 Rent of field 18 5 11 Rent , & c , of office 18 o o Deposited at call . ... ... 1000 o o 6820 9

Balance on this account ... £ 3252 o 5 SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Balance , 31 st Maich , 1878 ... £ 4 6 13 6 Disbursements ... ... 906 Balance on this account 37 15 o Total balance as per Auditors' report £ 6211 6 4 The permanent income of the Institution is as follows : —

MALE FUND . Annual Grant from Graml Lodge ... ... ... £ . 500 o o ,, ,, Grand Chapter 100 o o Dividends on £ 32 , 870 Stock in Government Funds ... 916 13 o £ ; I 6 13 o

WIDOWS * FUND . Annual Grant from Grand ... Lodge ... ... ... £ 300 o o ,, „ Grand Chapter 30 o o Dividends on £ 20 , 6 35 Stock iii Government Funds ... ^ 79 i ? 8 £ 9 = 9 15 8

SUSTENTATION OF BUILDING . Dividends em £ 1000 Stock in Government Funds ... ... ... 30 o o £ U 7 (> 8 8

Signed , J CHEATON , Grand I reasurcr , Vice-Patron , Chairman . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C ., lOth May , 1879 . ITi ; following is the report of the Committee of Manage

ment . The Committee of Management desire to congratulate the donors and subscribers upon the continued success which has attended the Institution during the past year , resulting in a larger amount of donations and subscriptions being received than on any preceding twelve months since

its foundation . The anniversary festival was held , by command of the Patron , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., on the 13 th of February last , and having obtained the consent of Licut .-Col . Le Genelrc N . Starkie , R . W . Prov . G . M . for East Lancashire , to preside , a Board of Stewards 291 in

number was formed , of whom eighty-one were from the Chairman ' s province . Their exertions were rewarded by being enabled to present the largest sum yet obtained at any of the festivals , viz ., £ 14 , 3 86 , and the Committee tender , not only to them their sincere thanks for raising such an amount , considering the great

depression of trade unhappily prevailing throughout the country , but also to the Chairman for his powerful advocacy ol the claims of the Institution on the day of the festival , and for the deep interest he displayed throughout his province in inducing the brethren to support his presidency . At the last election there were 143 male and 133

female annuitants upon the fund . There are thirty-three men and fcriy-three widows candidates for election to-day . Since May last twenty-two men and eight widows have died , and ihe Committee have resolved not only to fill up these vacancies , but to augment that number by the election of an additional ten widows , so that there will now be 14 s

annuitants of both sexes receiving the benefits of the Institution , the amount of whose annuities will be £ 10 , 440 . There are also twelve widows receiving half tlieir late husbands' annuities , who each receive £ 20 per annum , so that the Institution is committed to an annual payment of £ io , d 8 o without the working expenses .

To meet this large outlay the Committee rely in the future , as they have done in the past , upon the continued liberality of the Craft , feeling convinced that that reliance will not be in vain . The Committee have much pleasure in reporting that the balance remaining in the hands of Messrs . Willis ,

Percival and Co ., at the tunc of their lailurc , in 1878 , has been paiel in full by the Trustee of the estate of the late Treasurer , Samuel T ' omkins , Esq ., thereby preventing the Institution from sustaining loss . 'f'he Committee desire to lender their thanks to Grand Lodge for the renewed grant of £ 70 made in September

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last , to provide the residents of the Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter months . Vacancies in the Trusteeship have occurred during the past year by the deaths of the late Grand Treasurer , Samuel Tomkins , Esq ., and Sir F . M . Williams , Bart . According to the laws the former vacancy will have to be filled by the newly-elected Giand Treasurer , Licut .-Col .

Creaton , and they recommsnd Lord Skelmersdale to fill the other vacancy . The Committee have also much pleasure in reporting that the Institution at Croydon is in a thorough state of repair . They have made an addition during the past year by the erection of a lodge for the residence of a gardener , who will also discharge the duties of gatekeeper , and

various other minor offices , which will tend to the comfort of the residents . To Henry J . Strong , Esq ., M . D ., they tender their grateful thanks for his thoughtful kindness and care in ministeiing to the comforts , and alleviating , as far as human aid can , the sufferings of the residents . They have much pleasure in stating that at a meeting of the Committee of

Management it was unanimously resolved that , as he had given his valuable services as honorary surgeon for eighteen years , a testimonial of the value of 100 guineas should be presented to him , a compliment they considered he justly deserved . Subjoined is a statement of the receipts and expenditure during the past year , ending the 31 st March , 1879 ,

together with the particulars of the permanent income of the Institution . The report was then adopted . Bros . Bellerby and Griffiths Smith were re-elected on the Committee , and Bro . Goode was elected . The Auditors were re-elected . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M ., was elected ! Trustee of the

Widows' Fund , in accordance with the recommendation in the report . On the election of Trustees of the Male and Sustentation Fund comiiiT on Bro . A . J . Duff Filer , P . G . S . B ., said he proposed Bro . William Winn , who , he believed , was so well known to all the brethren as to render his ( Bro . Filer's ) saying

anything in his favour unnecessary ; but , inasmuch as he had heard that a great mistake had arisen as to who Bro . Winn was , he might say he was a member of a very eminent shipping firm of the Port of London , trading under the style of Tt mlin and Nephew . What Bro . Winn had dqne in Freemasonry was such as to require very little more in the shape of honour , but the brethren could

confer such honour upon so worthy a brother by electing him a Trustee of the Male and Sustentation Fund . He was sure he had onl y to propose the name for it to meet with immediate acceptation . Bro . R . B . Webster seconded the motion , which was then cairied unanimously .

Bro . Raynham W . Stewart proposed , and W . H . Perryman seconded , Bro . .-E . J . Mclntyre , Q .. C , as the Second Trustee , which motion was also carried . The scrutineers of the votes for the election were then chosen , and the brethren proceeded to elect twenty-two men and eighteen widows . At the declaration of the poll the following was found to be the result : —

SUCCESSFUL : No . of List . Votes . 21 William Stuart ... ... ... 2079 23 Thomas John Coggin ... ... ... 18 99 25 Richard Henry Marsh ... , „ ... 1410 14 Francis Esnouf ... ... ... 1210 28 Harold Youngman ... ... ... 1167 16 George Mobbs ... ... ... 1076

11 John Baker ... ... .,, ... 1065 20 Lawrence Lawrence ... ... ... 1043 19 Lyon Ben ... ... ... ,,, IOICJ S William B . Wade ... ... ... 985 26 William Emmott ... .., ... 977

24 James M . Salisbury ... ... ... 9 6 9 1 Hiiam Morton ... ... ... ... 9 64 33 Thomas Williamson ... ... ... 955 G Henry Wardale ... ... ... 954 2 Thomas Cushen ... ... ... 947

15 T nomas Foulds ... ... ,., 933 27 John Everist ... ... ... ... 8 93 18 Wm . Robins Colvillc ... ... ... 889 13 John IT . Wilkinson ... ... ... 885 22 James Elson ... ... ... ... 87 6 17 Samuel Lazarus ... ... ... 811

UNSUCCESSFUL : 4 William Tavcrncr Palmer ... ... S 04 7 William Wood ... ... ... 771 30 Edward Muruss ... ... ... 282 10 Robert Cox Walker ... ... ... 230 29 Samuel Wilkinson ... ... ... n

j . 2 George Elliott ... ... ... ... 21 9 Joseph Bennett , ... ... ... 8 5 James Wauldby ... ... ... 7 32 William Croft ... ... ... 2 31 George V . Hague ... ... ... ° 3 Henry Huidaway ... ... ... ^ Dcae !) SUCCESSFUL :

211 Amelia King ... ... ... 1513 28 Mary Ann Bell ... ... ... I 3 > 3 32 Elizabeth Moss ... ... ... tin 21 Amy Percival ... ... ... I 011 42 Mary Ullivero ... ... ... ... 979 20 Mary Ann Milncs ... ... ... 93 +

10 Mary Ann Findley ... ... ... 9 ° 40 Eliza IIickmott ... ... ... 9 ^ 2 Anne Shearer ... ... ... 9 ' ° 29 Caroline Elizabeth D . Gray ... 9 ' ° 13 Ann llaifoot ... ... ... 9 '" 3 6 Kezia Boneirandi ... ... ... ° 8 l ' 33 Elizabeth Brennan ... ... 86 °