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The Boys" School Festival.
THE BOYS" SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The 95 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on Wednesday next , the 28 th instant , under the presidency of Bro . Lord BROOKE , Provincial Grand Master of Essex . His lordship will be supported by a Board of Stewards
which already numbers some 520 ladies and brethren , and we may , therefore , very reasonably anticipate that a large total of donations and subscrip . tions will be the result . We do not permit ourselves , as a rule , to be over sanguine in these matters ; but there is no doubt that exceptional efforts have been made by the Executive of the Institution to accumulate a large
total . The success of the Jubilee Festival in 1892 of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was so amazing , that the friends of that Charity have realised that this year it was not their duty , having regard to the interests of the two Schools , to bestir themselves as actively as they are in the habit of doing . This comparative relaxation of the severe competition which ordinarily
prevails among the three Institutions has already been turned to excellent account by the Girls' School , the Festival of which in May yielded upwards of £ 14 , 000 , and it is by no means unlikely that even this large product may be exceeded next week . But , without entering into minute calculations , we may , as we have already said , regard the prospects as most encouraging . The
Chairman has already done good service on a similar occasion a few years since , when he presided at one of the Girls' School Festivals , and as the Board of Stewards which supports him is more numerous than it then was , it is possible and by no means improbable that the Returns may figure up proportionately . At all events , it is certain that the brethren who have been
exerting themselves with so much zeal and energy for some time past will give a very good account of their Stewardship , and we trust it will be our privilege to report next week a total which shall at least suffice for the requirements ofthe Institution , and leave a fair margin in hand for any contingencies which may arise during the current financial year .
VVe have on former occasions pointed out that the Boys' School is at a consiflerable disadvantage as compared with the Girls' School and Benevolent Institution in respect of its invested capital . The support it has received has sufficed for its yearly requirements , but has not allowed of any very great accumulation of invested property . In 1 S 90 , when ils administration of
was thoroughly overhauled , it had some ^ 17 , 500 Government other Stock , and its permanent income , including the small annual grants it receives from Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , was not greatly in excess of £ 600 . In 1891 a great effort was made under the auspices of Bro . the Earl of LATHOM , Pro Grand Master and Provincial Grand Master of West
Lancashire , to reinstate the School in public favour , and the Festival yielded not far short of £ 30 , , the invested capital having since been increased to some £ 31 , 000 , and the permanent income to upwards of £ 1000 . But as the annual outlay for the 268 boys now on the establishment is between £ 12 , 000 ¦ ¦ "id £ 13 , 000 , it is still desirable that further investments should be made ,
and the present year is certainly a favourable one for a second effort in this direction to be made . The Benevolent Institution is still reaping the benefit ° f its successful Jubilee , while the Girls' School has recovered the ground which it had undoubtedly lost since the year of its Centenary Festival . It will , therefore , be a source of unfeigned satisfaction if the Institution which
is now preparing for its annual demonstration is able to strengthen itself further b y increasing its permanent resources . The Craft is so proud of the Charitable Institutions it has established , that so long as they are well
administered the support they need will be readily and regularly forthcoming . But a day may come when , owing to some ' political or financial cr | sis , the country generally is less prosperous than it is now , and then the authorities of institutions of this character will find it difficult to obtain the
ne cessary supplies . Thus the more that is done now to strengthen their Position , the less severely will any future strain caused by one or more "" successful Festivals be felt . 1 'here is yet another ground on which we rest our present appeal to the raft for a generous measure of support on Wednesday next . Thc School
un der its amended constitution has been doing excellent work . There are m ° re boys on the establishment than at any previous period of its career , j ^ d the manner in which they are being trained and educated is in the •; gliest degree creditable , both to the authorities and the educational staff . he tone of the School has been improved and those who contribute on this rind r . * ¦ . !••
• mture occasions need have no fear as to their donations ana suioscnpl ?? bc 'np well and worthily applied . We feel sure that an Institution , of ^ hich this can truthfully be said , will not look in vain for the means wherelo ca < ry on its beneficent work-.
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE NEW INFIRMARY AT HALIFAX BY THE DEP . G . MASTER .
The old Infirmary at Halifax , which dates from 1 S 36 , has donegoodand useful work in its day , but , owing to the rapid increase in a population which now reaches 200 , 000 , it has long been inadequate to supply the needs of so densely crowded a district . This being so , the Committee of the Institution wisely decided to go in for an entirely new building . A site embracing an
area of 13 acres has been obtained , and plans have been prepared . The new Infirmary , which will be constructed on the most , approved principles , will , when complete , comprise 16 pavilions , or detached wards , and contain 320 beds , together with a nurses' home and extensive kitchens , laundry , medical , and administrative departments . Admirably as they have been supported
by all classes in Halifax and its neighbourhood , the Committee felt that they ' were not justified with the £ 52 , 000 that had been subscribed , in attempting more than partially to carry out the projected scheme , trusting to time and a generous public to enable them to add to it at no distant period , and gradually to complete an Institution which , on Saturday last , had so auspicious '
a commencement . Whilst giving due praise to the President of the Infirmary and Chairman of the Building Committee , Mr . T . Henry Morris ; ' to the Treasurer , Mr . John Whiteley , and to the zealous and active Secretaries , Mr . J . Whiteley Ward and Mr . John F . Hirst , it must be noted that the whole population has taken a lively interest in the undertaking , and that
thc pence of the masses have largely aided the generous gifts of the wealthy manufacturers and professional men of the old town of Halifax . The Freemasons have not been behindhand either , as upwards of , £ 5000 has been subscribed by members of the nine prosperous lodges in the immediate vicinity .
It was thought that if some distinguished member of the Craft could be induced to visit Halifax and lay the foundation-stone of the new infirmary , it would give brilliance and eclat to the proceedings , and would still further excite the sympathies of the people . A Alasonic Committee , of which Bro . Riley Patchett , W . M . 61 , has been the Chairman , was formed , and
with the aid of the retiring Provincial Grand Mastcr , Bros . Thos . Wm . Tew , J . P ., the help of the Right Hon . W . L . J ackson , M . P ., who is nominated as his successor , and the exertions of the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Henry Smith , communications were opened with London , and the services of the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., Pro Grand Master ,
secured . Unhappily , Lord Lathom fell ill , but , ever ready to support the cause of Charity , the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Mount Edgcumbe , graciously consented to take his place . The ceremony was witnessed b y thousands , and , notwithstanding the heat which was intense and the
pressure of the eager multitudes , the arrangements were so admirabl y organised and worked so easily that there was not the slightest hitch , nor . anything which , in any sense , could be said to mar the complete success of . the proceedings .
The officers of Grand Lodge who accompanied the Deputy Grand Master were Bros , the Rev . Canon Bullock , M . A ., G . Chap . ; the very Rev . Dr . Purey Cust , Dean of York , P . G . Chap . ; F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg . ; E . Letchworth , G . Sec . ; Robert Grey , President of the Board of Benevolence ; Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P ., P , G . W . ; the Hon . T .
W . Orde-Powlett , P . G . W . ; H . A . Hunt , P . G . S . of \ V . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; W . F . Smithson , P . G . D . ; Capt . J . D . Murray , P . G . Treas . ; R . Loveland Loveland , P . G . D . ; J . H . Mathews , P . D . G . D . of C . ; C . E . Keyser , P . G . D . ; Wm . Goodacre , P . G . S . B . ; W . H . Brittain , P . G . S . B . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . G . S . B . ; John Chadwick , P . G . S . B . ; M . C . Peck , P . G . S . B . ; and H . Sadler , G . Tyler .
The lodge room in St . John ' s-place , Halifax , handsome and commodious though it is , it was felt was not equal to thc demands which a meeting of this character would make upon it , and it was decided to open Provincial Grand Lodge in a school room close by , which was available . When that body entered it was crammed to its utmost capacity by Masons from the 75
lodges in West Yorkshire , and a contingent of visitors from the neighbouring Provinces of East and West Lancashire and Cheshire , numbering in all nearly 600 brethren . Bro . Henry Smith , D . Prov . G . M ., was supported by Bros . Richard Wilson , P . M . 2 S 0 , Prov . S . G . W . ; R . Jessop , 6 t , P . Prov . G . W . ( in theabsenceof the
Mayor of Halifax , Bro . J . W . Davis , J . P ., through illness ) Prov . J . G . W . ;' Rev . J . Dunbar , 1783 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Rev . F . E . Egerton , 910 , Prov . G . Chap . ; W . Fisher Tasker , 296 , Prov . G . Treas . ; Joseph Matthewman , 101 9 , acting Prov . G . Sec . ; Dr . John Foster , 974 , Prov . G . D . ; Cro ' sland Hirst , 2261 , Prov . G . D . ; Henry Cowborough , 1042 , Prov . G . D . ; W . B . Wall ,
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The Boys" School Festival.
THE BOYS" SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The 95 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys will be held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on Wednesday next , the 28 th instant , under the presidency of Bro . Lord BROOKE , Provincial Grand Master of Essex . His lordship will be supported by a Board of Stewards
which already numbers some 520 ladies and brethren , and we may , therefore , very reasonably anticipate that a large total of donations and subscrip . tions will be the result . We do not permit ourselves , as a rule , to be over sanguine in these matters ; but there is no doubt that exceptional efforts have been made by the Executive of the Institution to accumulate a large
total . The success of the Jubilee Festival in 1892 of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was so amazing , that the friends of that Charity have realised that this year it was not their duty , having regard to the interests of the two Schools , to bestir themselves as actively as they are in the habit of doing . This comparative relaxation of the severe competition which ordinarily
prevails among the three Institutions has already been turned to excellent account by the Girls' School , the Festival of which in May yielded upwards of £ 14 , 000 , and it is by no means unlikely that even this large product may be exceeded next week . But , without entering into minute calculations , we may , as we have already said , regard the prospects as most encouraging . The
Chairman has already done good service on a similar occasion a few years since , when he presided at one of the Girls' School Festivals , and as the Board of Stewards which supports him is more numerous than it then was , it is possible and by no means improbable that the Returns may figure up proportionately . At all events , it is certain that the brethren who have been
exerting themselves with so much zeal and energy for some time past will give a very good account of their Stewardship , and we trust it will be our privilege to report next week a total which shall at least suffice for the requirements ofthe Institution , and leave a fair margin in hand for any contingencies which may arise during the current financial year .
VVe have on former occasions pointed out that the Boys' School is at a consiflerable disadvantage as compared with the Girls' School and Benevolent Institution in respect of its invested capital . The support it has received has sufficed for its yearly requirements , but has not allowed of any very great accumulation of invested property . In 1 S 90 , when ils administration of
was thoroughly overhauled , it had some ^ 17 , 500 Government other Stock , and its permanent income , including the small annual grants it receives from Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , was not greatly in excess of £ 600 . In 1891 a great effort was made under the auspices of Bro . the Earl of LATHOM , Pro Grand Master and Provincial Grand Master of West
Lancashire , to reinstate the School in public favour , and the Festival yielded not far short of £ 30 , , the invested capital having since been increased to some £ 31 , 000 , and the permanent income to upwards of £ 1000 . But as the annual outlay for the 268 boys now on the establishment is between £ 12 , 000 ¦ ¦ "id £ 13 , 000 , it is still desirable that further investments should be made ,
and the present year is certainly a favourable one for a second effort in this direction to be made . The Benevolent Institution is still reaping the benefit ° f its successful Jubilee , while the Girls' School has recovered the ground which it had undoubtedly lost since the year of its Centenary Festival . It will , therefore , be a source of unfeigned satisfaction if the Institution which
is now preparing for its annual demonstration is able to strengthen itself further b y increasing its permanent resources . The Craft is so proud of the Charitable Institutions it has established , that so long as they are well
administered the support they need will be readily and regularly forthcoming . But a day may come when , owing to some ' political or financial cr | sis , the country generally is less prosperous than it is now , and then the authorities of institutions of this character will find it difficult to obtain the
ne cessary supplies . Thus the more that is done now to strengthen their Position , the less severely will any future strain caused by one or more "" successful Festivals be felt . 1 'here is yet another ground on which we rest our present appeal to the raft for a generous measure of support on Wednesday next . Thc School
un der its amended constitution has been doing excellent work . There are m ° re boys on the establishment than at any previous period of its career , j ^ d the manner in which they are being trained and educated is in the •; gliest degree creditable , both to the authorities and the educational staff . he tone of the School has been improved and those who contribute on this rind r . * ¦ . !••
• mture occasions need have no fear as to their donations ana suioscnpl ?? bc 'np well and worthily applied . We feel sure that an Institution , of ^ hich this can truthfully be said , will not look in vain for the means wherelo ca < ry on its beneficent work-.
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE NEW INFIRMARY AT HALIFAX BY THE DEP . G . MASTER .
The old Infirmary at Halifax , which dates from 1 S 36 , has donegoodand useful work in its day , but , owing to the rapid increase in a population which now reaches 200 , 000 , it has long been inadequate to supply the needs of so densely crowded a district . This being so , the Committee of the Institution wisely decided to go in for an entirely new building . A site embracing an
area of 13 acres has been obtained , and plans have been prepared . The new Infirmary , which will be constructed on the most , approved principles , will , when complete , comprise 16 pavilions , or detached wards , and contain 320 beds , together with a nurses' home and extensive kitchens , laundry , medical , and administrative departments . Admirably as they have been supported
by all classes in Halifax and its neighbourhood , the Committee felt that they ' were not justified with the £ 52 , 000 that had been subscribed , in attempting more than partially to carry out the projected scheme , trusting to time and a generous public to enable them to add to it at no distant period , and gradually to complete an Institution which , on Saturday last , had so auspicious '
a commencement . Whilst giving due praise to the President of the Infirmary and Chairman of the Building Committee , Mr . T . Henry Morris ; ' to the Treasurer , Mr . John Whiteley , and to the zealous and active Secretaries , Mr . J . Whiteley Ward and Mr . John F . Hirst , it must be noted that the whole population has taken a lively interest in the undertaking , and that
thc pence of the masses have largely aided the generous gifts of the wealthy manufacturers and professional men of the old town of Halifax . The Freemasons have not been behindhand either , as upwards of , £ 5000 has been subscribed by members of the nine prosperous lodges in the immediate vicinity .
It was thought that if some distinguished member of the Craft could be induced to visit Halifax and lay the foundation-stone of the new infirmary , it would give brilliance and eclat to the proceedings , and would still further excite the sympathies of the people . A Alasonic Committee , of which Bro . Riley Patchett , W . M . 61 , has been the Chairman , was formed , and
with the aid of the retiring Provincial Grand Mastcr , Bros . Thos . Wm . Tew , J . P ., the help of the Right Hon . W . L . J ackson , M . P ., who is nominated as his successor , and the exertions of the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Henry Smith , communications were opened with London , and the services of the Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., Pro Grand Master ,
secured . Unhappily , Lord Lathom fell ill , but , ever ready to support the cause of Charity , the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Mount Edgcumbe , graciously consented to take his place . The ceremony was witnessed b y thousands , and , notwithstanding the heat which was intense and the
pressure of the eager multitudes , the arrangements were so admirabl y organised and worked so easily that there was not the slightest hitch , nor . anything which , in any sense , could be said to mar the complete success of . the proceedings .
The officers of Grand Lodge who accompanied the Deputy Grand Master were Bros , the Rev . Canon Bullock , M . A ., G . Chap . ; the very Rev . Dr . Purey Cust , Dean of York , P . G . Chap . ; F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg . ; E . Letchworth , G . Sec . ; Robert Grey , President of the Board of Benevolence ; Sir Reginald Hanson , Bart ., M . P ., P , G . W . ; the Hon . T .
W . Orde-Powlett , P . G . W . ; H . A . Hunt , P . G . S . of \ V . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; W . F . Smithson , P . G . D . ; Capt . J . D . Murray , P . G . Treas . ; R . Loveland Loveland , P . G . D . ; J . H . Mathews , P . D . G . D . of C . ; C . E . Keyser , P . G . D . ; Wm . Goodacre , P . G . S . B . ; W . H . Brittain , P . G . S . B . ; T . B . Whytehead , P . G . S . B . ; John Chadwick , P . G . S . B . ; M . C . Peck , P . G . S . B . ; and H . Sadler , G . Tyler .
The lodge room in St . John ' s-place , Halifax , handsome and commodious though it is , it was felt was not equal to thc demands which a meeting of this character would make upon it , and it was decided to open Provincial Grand Lodge in a school room close by , which was available . When that body entered it was crammed to its utmost capacity by Masons from the 75
lodges in West Yorkshire , and a contingent of visitors from the neighbouring Provinces of East and West Lancashire and Cheshire , numbering in all nearly 600 brethren . Bro . Henry Smith , D . Prov . G . M ., was supported by Bros . Richard Wilson , P . M . 2 S 0 , Prov . S . G . W . ; R . Jessop , 6 t , P . Prov . G . W . ( in theabsenceof the
Mayor of Halifax , Bro . J . W . Davis , J . P ., through illness ) Prov . J . G . W . ;' Rev . J . Dunbar , 1783 , Prov . G . Chap . ; Rev . F . E . Egerton , 910 , Prov . G . Chap . ; W . Fisher Tasker , 296 , Prov . G . Treas . ; Joseph Matthewman , 101 9 , acting Prov . G . Sec . ; Dr . John Foster , 974 , Prov . G . D . ; Cro ' sland Hirst , 2261 , Prov . G . D . ; Henry Cowborough , 1042 , Prov . G . D . ; W . B . Wall ,