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Contents.
CONTENTS .
L EAPERS : 297 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls-Anniversary Festival and Distribution of Prizes 29 s Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 304 Bro . Dr . Haskins' Concert 303 Presentation to Bro . G . F . Barrell , P . M . 469 , P . A . G . D . C 3 ° S Theatres 3 » 5 Obituary 3 ° 5 CORRSSPONDINCERoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 307
Notes and Queries , 3 ° S REPORTS or MASONIC MK « TINGSCraft Masonry 308 Instruction ,., 310 Royal Arch 311 Instruction 311 Mark Masonry 3 " Cryptic Masonry 311 Board of Benevolence 311 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 311 Masonic and General Tidings 312 Lodge Meetings for Next Week iv
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THE full report and analytical article we publish elsewhere Giri ? School rer , der it unnecessary we should say more in this column than Festival . ^^ having regard to the limited extent of the efforts that were made in support of the ioist Anniversary of the Royal Masonic
Institution for Girls , the result must be looked upon as highly sa tisfactory . General regret was felt at the enforced absence of Lord HENNIKER , P . G . M . of Suffolk , who had undertaken to preside ; but the appearance of his lordship ' s name in the Stewards' Returns shows that he had not lost sight of one of the duties of a Chairman , while , as regards his other duties ,
they were ably performed by his respected Deputy , Bro . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN , P . G . Chaplain of England . We may also congratulate the Province of Suffolk on the very handsome support they gave to the Chairman of the day , the amount it raised—about £ 578—being very considerable when it is remembered that their Prov . G . Master did not undertake
the office of President till after the Festival of the Old People , to which it had contributed very largely . However , it was made manifest on Wednesday that the Girls' School stands deservedly high in favour with the Craft , not only in Suffolk , but in the rest of the Provinces , as well as
in London ; and , if the Returns amounted to only a comparatively small sum , it is because only a moderate effort was made in aid of this Festival , The Stewards were 156 in number , and the total announced was £ 5354 15 s ., of which £ 29 80 13 s . was raised by the So London Stewards , and £ 2374 2 s . by the 76 Provincial Stewards .
* * * Th RMRI ^ annual elections to fill the vacancies on the Male and Election— ' Widows' Funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution i ae > un . tQ 0 j { p j ace on Friday , the 17 th inst ., and for the present , at all events , the hopes and fears of the candidates are at rest . The successful have the satisfaction of knowing that they will be in receipt of the stipends assigned to them by the regulations of the Charity , and that , so long as they conduct themselves well , they will be relieved of all anxiety as
to the provision of the means of living in moderate comfort , while the unsuccessful , though we have no doubt their disappointment , when the results were made known , must have been very acute , are aware that nothing further can be done in their behalf for another 12 months . As regards the elections , the contest in both cases was as keen as we anticipated , and both in the Male and Widows ^ Funds there were three or four candidates who only narrowly escaped being successful . London , which , it will be seen , fared very indifferently in the ballot for Widows' vacancies , had the good fortune to carry about one-third of its candidates for the Male Fund , the actual number who obtained places being seven out of 22 candidates .
oro . KNILL , who must be well known to our readers from his long employment at the Freemasons' Tavern , headed the poll with 3175 votes , " second successful candidate , who also hailed from London , obtaining 2 9 i 8 votes . One of the two Warwickshire brethren stood third with °° 3 votes , and one of the two Suffolk applicants was fourth with 2553
otes . The Oxfordshire candidate stood fifth with 2551 votes , and then one 0 lhe brethren from Northumberland , with 2474 votes . A Kent brother—¦ je of two on the list—was seventh , with a total of 2431 votes , of which but 74 Were polled on this occasion , and then followed the brother r om Dorsetshire , who increased his nominal poll of 19 votes from last L to 2 4 5 ' Another London candidate , who already had 1323 votes in anu , increased that number to 2193 , and secured the ninth place , while of four East Lancas hire candidates was tenth , with 218 7 votes . The j . cond Warwickshire brother followed , with 2187 votes , and close to . Was a fourth brother from London , who had 917 votes already , and aining further support to the extent of 1258 votes , made up his total to Br p secon < * ^ ast Lancashire lad was placed at No . 13 with 2031 votes , and v a " •K . STEVENS , of London , who had 1324 votes to his credit from last fyj j' 'No . 14 with 2029 votes . The brother from the Province of dle sex increased a poll of 716 to 2015 and secured the next vacancy ,
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while two of the five West Yorkshire candidates were placed at Nos . 16 and 17 respectively , No . 16 with 1993 , and No . 17 with 1982 votes . The three deferred annuities will be filled as they occur by Bro . ROGERS ( London ) , who obtained 1907 votes , including 382 brought forward from May , 1888 ; Bro . J OSEPH STEVENS ( Suffolk ) , who scored 1861 votes , of
which 835 remained over from last year ; and Bro . ROBERT MILLS ( London ) , who had 583 votes to the good already and increased them to 1857 votes . The highest unsuccessful candidate , from West Yorkshire , obtained 1808 votes , the next three , all hailing from London , obtaining 1768 , 1745 , and 1717 votes respectively . Thus the fate of 20 out of the 61
men candidates is settled satisfactorily , and , as one of the candidates from London died previous to the election , there remain 41 , who will carry forward their votes—if they have any—and their hopes till the third Friday in May , 1890 , when , if there should be enough vacancies , we hope they may all suceed in obtaining places , and with them a termination of their present
cares and anxieties . The votes brought forward were 13 , 760 , and the votes issued for this election 52 , 256 , but of the latter only 50 , 875 passed tho Scrutineers , the number of unused and spoiled votes being 1481 , a considerably smaller proportion on the general total issued than for the Widows' Fund . *
™ r , * . „ , FOR the Widows Fund the contest was even more severe . The The R . M . B . I . . , . , Election— number of annuitants , both immediate and deferred , to be Wi ows un . eiectec j was on ] y thirteen , while the number of candidates , originally 81 , had been reduced by deaths to 79 , so that the proportion of
vacancies to candidates was as one to six . In the result , the Provinces , with 52 candidates , obtained 10 places , and London , with 27 candidates , only three , the latter having either misjudged its strength or concentrated its efforts on the Male Fund . The North Wales candidate headed the poll with 3683 votes , one of the three Lincolnshire widows being a good
second with 3594 votes , and a London candidate close up in the third place with 3557 votes . No . 4 was one of nine hailing from Devonshire , and scored 33 82 . No . 5 , from West Lancashire , with 41 votes to her credit from previous attempts , increased her total to 3028 ; and No . 6 ( London ) , who obtained 1267 votes last year , polled an additional 1768 , and thus
raised her total to 3025 . The Sussex lady , who was a candidate for the first time in 1887 , and brought forward 1346 votes , polled 1661 more on this occasion , and thereby secured the seventh place ; while a second Devonshire applicant , who had 1380 votes to h er credit from last year , increased her score to 2905 votes , and was placed eighth . One of the four widows
from the Province of Hants and the Isle of Wight was ninth . She had been on the list since 1885 , and in the course of her previous trials had obtained a credit of 1169 . On the 17 th instant , she received further support to the extent of 1716 votes , and so raised her total to 2885 . The last of the immediate annuities was won by a West Yorkshire widow with
2677 votes , all but eight of which were polled at this election ; while the three deferred annuitants are a widow from Suffolk , who polled 2634 votes ; a London candidate , who increased her previous poll of 8 7 8 votes to 2485 votes ; and one of the three applicants from Staffordshire , who obtained only 62 votes at her first attempt last year , but now increased that number
to 2446 . The highest unsuccessful candidates were Mrs . WARREN and Mrs . TAYLOR , the former of whom had 1462 votes already to her credit , but failed to increase it sufficiently , her total of 2443 being just a trifle short of the candidate who secured the 13 th place : while the latter , who started likewise with S 03 votes in hand , only succeeded in reaching 2396
votes . Both these ladies hail from London , and as regards Mrs . WARREN , whose husband had done good work in his day on the Masonic press , we are sure that her failure will bring her much sympathy from the large number of brethren who had known and respected her husband ' s merits . However , she will have some slight consolation for her want of success when
she receives the share of the J HERVEY Memorial Fund to which her position on the poll entitles her . The next unsuccessful candidate is from West Lancashire , who started with 1 247 votes in hand , but was unable to reach a higher total than 2347 ; and then a Kent widow , one of nine from that Province , followed with 2100 votes , of which 1271 were brought forward
from previous elections ; the next being from London , and polling i 960 votes , of which 873 were brought forward . From the figures for these five highest unsuccessful candidates it would appear as though their supporters had been somewhat over - confident of success . Each of them had the advantage of a good start , and
yet they all fell short of the required number . They now stand , however , so well , that their election next year may be looked upon almost as a foregone conclusion . The number of votes brought forward from previous
elections was 19 , 610 , and the number issued for this election 56 , 744 , but of the latter only 49 , 866 were passed by the Scrutineers , so that the very large number of 6878 votes were unused or rejected , the latter being , as usual , only a very trivial proportion , and hardly worth noticing .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
L EAPERS : 297 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls-Anniversary Festival and Distribution of Prizes 29 s Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 304 Bro . Dr . Haskins' Concert 303 Presentation to Bro . G . F . Barrell , P . M . 469 , P . A . G . D . C 3 ° S Theatres 3 » 5 Obituary 3 ° 5 CORRSSPONDINCERoyal Masonic Institution for Boys 307
Notes and Queries , 3 ° S REPORTS or MASONIC MK « TINGSCraft Masonry 308 Instruction ,., 310 Royal Arch 311 Instruction 311 Mark Masonry 3 " Cryptic Masonry 311 Board of Benevolence 311 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 311 Masonic and General Tidings 312 Lodge Meetings for Next Week iv
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THE full report and analytical article we publish elsewhere Giri ? School rer , der it unnecessary we should say more in this column than Festival . ^^ having regard to the limited extent of the efforts that were made in support of the ioist Anniversary of the Royal Masonic
Institution for Girls , the result must be looked upon as highly sa tisfactory . General regret was felt at the enforced absence of Lord HENNIKER , P . G . M . of Suffolk , who had undertaken to preside ; but the appearance of his lordship ' s name in the Stewards' Returns shows that he had not lost sight of one of the duties of a Chairman , while , as regards his other duties ,
they were ably performed by his respected Deputy , Bro . the Rev . C . J . MARTYN , P . G . Chaplain of England . We may also congratulate the Province of Suffolk on the very handsome support they gave to the Chairman of the day , the amount it raised—about £ 578—being very considerable when it is remembered that their Prov . G . Master did not undertake
the office of President till after the Festival of the Old People , to which it had contributed very largely . However , it was made manifest on Wednesday that the Girls' School stands deservedly high in favour with the Craft , not only in Suffolk , but in the rest of the Provinces , as well as
in London ; and , if the Returns amounted to only a comparatively small sum , it is because only a moderate effort was made in aid of this Festival , The Stewards were 156 in number , and the total announced was £ 5354 15 s ., of which £ 29 80 13 s . was raised by the So London Stewards , and £ 2374 2 s . by the 76 Provincial Stewards .
* * * Th RMRI ^ annual elections to fill the vacancies on the Male and Election— ' Widows' Funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution i ae > un . tQ 0 j { p j ace on Friday , the 17 th inst ., and for the present , at all events , the hopes and fears of the candidates are at rest . The successful have the satisfaction of knowing that they will be in receipt of the stipends assigned to them by the regulations of the Charity , and that , so long as they conduct themselves well , they will be relieved of all anxiety as
to the provision of the means of living in moderate comfort , while the unsuccessful , though we have no doubt their disappointment , when the results were made known , must have been very acute , are aware that nothing further can be done in their behalf for another 12 months . As regards the elections , the contest in both cases was as keen as we anticipated , and both in the Male and Widows ^ Funds there were three or four candidates who only narrowly escaped being successful . London , which , it will be seen , fared very indifferently in the ballot for Widows' vacancies , had the good fortune to carry about one-third of its candidates for the Male Fund , the actual number who obtained places being seven out of 22 candidates .
oro . KNILL , who must be well known to our readers from his long employment at the Freemasons' Tavern , headed the poll with 3175 votes , " second successful candidate , who also hailed from London , obtaining 2 9 i 8 votes . One of the two Warwickshire brethren stood third with °° 3 votes , and one of the two Suffolk applicants was fourth with 2553
otes . The Oxfordshire candidate stood fifth with 2551 votes , and then one 0 lhe brethren from Northumberland , with 2474 votes . A Kent brother—¦ je of two on the list—was seventh , with a total of 2431 votes , of which but 74 Were polled on this occasion , and then followed the brother r om Dorsetshire , who increased his nominal poll of 19 votes from last L to 2 4 5 ' Another London candidate , who already had 1323 votes in anu , increased that number to 2193 , and secured the ninth place , while of four East Lancas hire candidates was tenth , with 218 7 votes . The j . cond Warwickshire brother followed , with 2187 votes , and close to . Was a fourth brother from London , who had 917 votes already , and aining further support to the extent of 1258 votes , made up his total to Br p secon < * ^ ast Lancashire lad was placed at No . 13 with 2031 votes , and v a " •K . STEVENS , of London , who had 1324 votes to his credit from last fyj j' 'No . 14 with 2029 votes . The brother from the Province of dle sex increased a poll of 716 to 2015 and secured the next vacancy ,
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while two of the five West Yorkshire candidates were placed at Nos . 16 and 17 respectively , No . 16 with 1993 , and No . 17 with 1982 votes . The three deferred annuities will be filled as they occur by Bro . ROGERS ( London ) , who obtained 1907 votes , including 382 brought forward from May , 1888 ; Bro . J OSEPH STEVENS ( Suffolk ) , who scored 1861 votes , of
which 835 remained over from last year ; and Bro . ROBERT MILLS ( London ) , who had 583 votes to the good already and increased them to 1857 votes . The highest unsuccessful candidate , from West Yorkshire , obtained 1808 votes , the next three , all hailing from London , obtaining 1768 , 1745 , and 1717 votes respectively . Thus the fate of 20 out of the 61
men candidates is settled satisfactorily , and , as one of the candidates from London died previous to the election , there remain 41 , who will carry forward their votes—if they have any—and their hopes till the third Friday in May , 1890 , when , if there should be enough vacancies , we hope they may all suceed in obtaining places , and with them a termination of their present
cares and anxieties . The votes brought forward were 13 , 760 , and the votes issued for this election 52 , 256 , but of the latter only 50 , 875 passed tho Scrutineers , the number of unused and spoiled votes being 1481 , a considerably smaller proportion on the general total issued than for the Widows' Fund . *
™ r , * . „ , FOR the Widows Fund the contest was even more severe . The The R . M . B . I . . , . , Election— number of annuitants , both immediate and deferred , to be Wi ows un . eiectec j was on ] y thirteen , while the number of candidates , originally 81 , had been reduced by deaths to 79 , so that the proportion of
vacancies to candidates was as one to six . In the result , the Provinces , with 52 candidates , obtained 10 places , and London , with 27 candidates , only three , the latter having either misjudged its strength or concentrated its efforts on the Male Fund . The North Wales candidate headed the poll with 3683 votes , one of the three Lincolnshire widows being a good
second with 3594 votes , and a London candidate close up in the third place with 3557 votes . No . 4 was one of nine hailing from Devonshire , and scored 33 82 . No . 5 , from West Lancashire , with 41 votes to her credit from previous attempts , increased her total to 3028 ; and No . 6 ( London ) , who obtained 1267 votes last year , polled an additional 1768 , and thus
raised her total to 3025 . The Sussex lady , who was a candidate for the first time in 1887 , and brought forward 1346 votes , polled 1661 more on this occasion , and thereby secured the seventh place ; while a second Devonshire applicant , who had 1380 votes to h er credit from last year , increased her score to 2905 votes , and was placed eighth . One of the four widows
from the Province of Hants and the Isle of Wight was ninth . She had been on the list since 1885 , and in the course of her previous trials had obtained a credit of 1169 . On the 17 th instant , she received further support to the extent of 1716 votes , and so raised her total to 2885 . The last of the immediate annuities was won by a West Yorkshire widow with
2677 votes , all but eight of which were polled at this election ; while the three deferred annuitants are a widow from Suffolk , who polled 2634 votes ; a London candidate , who increased her previous poll of 8 7 8 votes to 2485 votes ; and one of the three applicants from Staffordshire , who obtained only 62 votes at her first attempt last year , but now increased that number
to 2446 . The highest unsuccessful candidates were Mrs . WARREN and Mrs . TAYLOR , the former of whom had 1462 votes already to her credit , but failed to increase it sufficiently , her total of 2443 being just a trifle short of the candidate who secured the 13 th place : while the latter , who started likewise with S 03 votes in hand , only succeeded in reaching 2396
votes . Both these ladies hail from London , and as regards Mrs . WARREN , whose husband had done good work in his day on the Masonic press , we are sure that her failure will bring her much sympathy from the large number of brethren who had known and respected her husband ' s merits . However , she will have some slight consolation for her want of success when
she receives the share of the J HERVEY Memorial Fund to which her position on the poll entitles her . The next unsuccessful candidate is from West Lancashire , who started with 1 247 votes in hand , but was unable to reach a higher total than 2347 ; and then a Kent widow , one of nine from that Province , followed with 2100 votes , of which 1271 were brought forward
from previous elections ; the next being from London , and polling i 960 votes , of which 873 were brought forward . From the figures for these five highest unsuccessful candidates it would appear as though their supporters had been somewhat over - confident of success . Each of them had the advantage of a good start , and
yet they all fell short of the required number . They now stand , however , so well , that their election next year may be looked upon almost as a foregone conclusion . The number of votes brought forward from previous
elections was 19 , 610 , and the number issued for this election 56 , 744 , but of the latter only 49 , 866 were passed by the Scrutineers , so that the very large number of 6878 votes were unused or rejected , the latter being , as usual , only a very trivial proportion , and hardly worth noticing .