Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

shire with such a good contribution , and many others who have come also from thence , and those who have come from nearer home , London has distinguished itself in the most liberal manner possible , and I am sure nothing can be more gratify ing than the announcement of the lists which

have come in from every part of London . Those who are nearer the scene of our Festival to-day have come forward in the most liberal manner , and have contributed in the most liberal way to the support of the Institution . For myself , I say how flattered I am that such a very handsome list should have been collected under my presidency . ( Applause . )

Bro . Baron DE FERRIERES said if he might use the expression , the astounding as well as gratifying announcement which they had heard from Bro . Terry as to the very large amount collected for his branch of the Masonic Charities would excuse the excitement that had taken place that evening , and perhaps for the noise that was displayed at the other end of the hall . Under the circumstances there was a certain excuse for what had

taken place , and while highly p leased that such an extraordinary sum had been collected on behalf of the Aged Masons and Widows of Freemasons , let them not forget that while they wished to ease the last years of Masons and their widows , there was also the rising generation to whom they wished to give a start in life , and while they were assisting the Benevolent Institution , there were also the Girls' and the Boys' Schools , whose Festivals would also come on soon . He hoped that the success achieved that evening

would stimulate ihem to do their best at the Girls' Festival in May , and the Boys' Festival in June . Several articles had appeared in papers lately reflecting on the behaviour of Masons , and outsiders had said that Masons were more given to feasting than to more useful work , but he thought that that was disproved that evening , which showed that Masons after all had Charity at heart , and whatever outsiders might say , they could prove that Masonic Charily never failed .

Bro . HEDGES , Sec . of the Girls' School , said that he rose with great pleasure on behalf of the other Masonic Institutions to tender his sincere thanks for the kind reception which had been accorded that toast ; and the pleasure with which he did so was greatly enhanced by the fact that the R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach was occupying the chair that night . The Boys' and Girls ' Schools were greatly indebted to the Chairman for similar services which he

had already rendered to those Institutions , and he was sure he might speak on behalf of Bro . Binckes , as well as himself in taking this opportunity of recognising those services , and thanking him and his province for the very valuable help and support they had rendered them on those occasions . Today was—if he might use the term—more than a red-letter day for the Benevolent Institution , and , on behalf of the Boys' and Girls' Schools , he

heartily congratulated that Institution , the executive , and the Board of Stewards on the result of their labours that day ; but , as the company were already aware , there were two other Festivals to follow , and he might hope that the success which would attend them would in some measure correspond with that which had been accorded to the Benevolent Institution that night . The word Jubilee had been heard a great many times lately , and would doubtless be many times more ; and while Masons , as all other

loyal subjects of their beloved Queen , would be called upon to support many good and noble objects , ytt he ventured to say that among the many means which would be sought to celebrate her Majesty ' s Jubilee , none would be found more congenial to the hearts of English Freemasons—as it had been proved to-night—and none more in confotmity with the great principles of their Craft than that which would be sought through the medium of our great and much loved Masonic Charities . On behalf of the other Masonic Charities , he thanked the Chairman and brethren very sincerely .

Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , Grand Secretary , then rose and said that when one saw and heard congratulations and rejoicings over the magnificent results of that day ' s Festival , one naturally ask onesself where did it all come from ? He was not asking them a conundrum . It was a very curious question , where did the money come from ? The answer was at once simple and significant ; it was by the hard work , the energetic

endeavours , and the extreme efforts of those worthy brethren—the Stewards . Most of those present probably knew what the work was , they had to put aside every feeling of bashfulness in their nature , and had to ask everybody they knew . They had that day a Board of most energetic Stewards , with the most brazenfaced of Secretaries , and they had worked in a most

magnificent manner . It would be uncharitable and very ungrateful if the company were to leave that hall without acknowledging its obligation to them , and he ( Bro . Clerke ) would , therefore , without detaining them long , ask them to join him in recognising the admirableservicesof that magnificent Board of Stewards , to thank them very much for their services , and to hope that the other Secretaries might be blessed with the services of an equally

efficient Board . Bro . ROBERT BERRIDGE , P . G . Std ., Hon . Treasurer to the Board , said , in reply , that it was a very proud moment for him to have to rise and return thanks for the kind and cordial manner in which the toast had been

proposed . It was a very proud moment for himself and every member of the Board of Stewards when they found they had produced the magnificent sum which had been announced . He would not detain them longer than to return them his most sincere thanks .

"The Health of the Ladies" was proposed by Bro . Dr . STRONG , the Medical officer to the Institution at Croydon , and Bro . LAMBERT , P . G . Swd . Br ., on behalf of the ladies returned thanks .

The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . Edwin M . Lott , Mus . Doc , P . G . Organist , assisted by Miss Margaret Hoare , Miss Madeline Hardy , Miss Minnie Kirton , Miss Meredyth Elliott , and

Bros . John Probert , Reginald Groome , Stanley Smith , and Egbert Roberts . Bros . Charles W . Pearce , Mus . Doc , and Edwin M . Lott presided at the pianoforte . Bro . R . J . Morley , 1326 , was Toast Master .

The Stewards' favour worn on the occa sion was designed and manufactured by Bro George Kenning , London ,

Stewards' Lists.

STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . UNATTACHED . £ s . d . Bro . John Baker 10 10 o „ John Barnett , jun . ... 10 10 o „ Robert Berridge ... 21 o o „ Edgar Bowyer 50 o 0 „ Samuel Brooks 31 10 o

„ H . Carman 10 10 o „ Charles Cheston 10 10 o „ William Clarke 10 10 o ,, Joseph Clever 4 6 14 C > ,, H . S . Goodall 21 o 0

¦ „ F . H . Gottlieb I „ George Graveley ... 21 o o ,, Frederick Green 26 5 o „ Harry Parnell Hay ... 10 10 o „ Henry John „ Major George Lambert ,

F . S . A . „ A . Le Grand 15 15 o „ J . L . Mather „ C . F . Matier 52 10 o „ H . B . Marshall , sen . ... 26 5 0 „ H . B . Marshall , jun . ... 10 10 o „ JR . J . Mclntyre , Q . C . ... 94 10 o

„ James Moon 10 10 o „ vV . J . Murlis 31 10 0 „ Henry F . Nash 10 10 o

„ John Henry Roach ... 20 0 0 „ Major Henry Stephens ... 60 12 0 „ E . L . P . Valerian ! ... 26 5 o „ N . L . Western 2100 „ Alfred Williams 10 10 0 „ Alfred Woolvendge

Lodge 1 Bro . Charles Belton ... 52 10 o 3 „ John Larkin 103 7 0 4 „ Gerald Sturt ... ... 20 5 o 5 „ Fred . Pattison ... 29 8 o 8 „ S . G . Glanville ... 2 3 1 0 n „ C . H . McOueen ... 21 10 6

14 „ Altred VViuiams ... 16 16 o 15 „ Charles James ... 63 o 0 18 „ Cpt . Clifford Probyn 33 12 o 19 „ VV . M . tSyivater ... 50 iS 6 21 „ W . Grelher 22 ,, L . V . Walker ... 50 0 0 23 „ Richard Cloivser ... io 10 o

26 „ Daniel B . Ledsam ... 21 10 6 2 S ) chi" James Boulton ... 112 12 6 29 „ Edward Terry ... 2 S 15 o 30 „ Joseph Driscoll ... no 10 o 33 „ K . C . Hailowes ... 39 18 o 55 „ Edward H . Brown ... 40 19 o

53 „ 1 nomas Reynolds ... 135 9 0 bo „ Henry HacKer ... 15 15 0 65 ,, R . Uyson 13 S 1 6 79 „ Vivian Orchard ... 178 10 0 87 „ ' 1 nomas Minstrell ... 58 o o 95 „ John M . Knight ... 27 6 o 99 ,, H . l ' rueman Wood ... 78 15 0

101 „ T . A . Bullock 140 „ Henry W . Roberts ... 51 2 0 141 „ George Coop ... 3 6 15 o 144 „ O . D . Ward So 1 o 145 » Geo . C . Banks 169 „ George bkudder ... 350 0 0 172 „ 'i nomas Whaley ... 6 j 16 o

173 „ James Millier ... 90 6 o Chapter 173 Comp . Edward Ayling ... 26 5 o Lodge 174 Bro . John Bulmer ... 330 o o Chapter 17 6 Comp . Mihill Slaughter ... 42 o o

Lodge 179 Bro . E . C . Mulvey ... 10 S 13 6 183 „ G . R . Langley ... 10 S 13 6 197 „ R . Fuge Grantham ... 31 10 o 20 5 „ A . J . rienochsberg ... Go 5 o 22 S „ G . H . Edis Si 15 o 235 „ Ernest L . Marshall ... 15 15 0

255 „ N . D . Fracis ... 18 18 o 256 „ H . J . Bertram ... 35 14 o 259 „ Rudolph G . Glover ... 31 10 0 435 „ August Ross 27 16 G 511 „ J . H . Lock 20 17 0 534 » J . G . Tongue ... 57 15 o 538 „ John Skinner ... 10 10 o

54 S „ James Pain 103 8 0 ,,, ( John J . Berry ... 57 14 o i 54 "X Hugh Cotter ... 5218 6 569 „ Major A . Durrant ... 210 o o Chapter 619 Comp . H . Bond 35 3 6 Lodge 704 Bro . Dr . N . Goodchild ,

jun 3 6 15 0 715 „ F . E . Upheld Green 13 13 o 733 „ A . Arrowsmith ... 550 749 „ G . Samuel Elliott ... 24 1 o 753 - > J . J-Thomas ... 48 5 ' 781 „ R . K . Bull 170 7 o 813 „ C . H . Ockelford ... 34 2 6

813 „ William Pierpoint ... 21 o 0 820 „ R . Pye 34 13 0 822 „ Edwin C . P . Scott ... 31 10 o 860 „ Geo . Stockwin ... 35 0 6 861 „ VV . G . Hallows ... 58 16 o 862 „ David Jas . Ross ... 43 6 6 871 „ Jas . Geo . Thomas ... 48 4 6 800 „ J . B . Gumming ... 39 is o

898 „ Wm . Butcher ... 77 11 6 901 „ Daniel Hughes ... 154 1 0 907 „ John K . Coleman ... 00 76 933 » J ° hn VVest 81 17 6 975 „ H . O . Hinton ... 70 7 o 107 b „ John Dorton 63 o 0 115 S „ VV . Belchamber ... 22 11 6 11 S 5 „ Francis Knight ... 89 5 o 11 S 5 „ Rev . R . Morris , M . A ., L . L . D 21 o 0 1196 „ Geo . E . Fairchild ... 50 o 0

Stewards' Lists.

Lodge £ s . d . 1 259 Bro . Charles Wakefield ... 40 19 0 12 O 0 „ Frank Tayler ... 76 13 0 126 9 „ J . H . Lane 51 7 0 127 S „ Basil Stewart ... 101 7 0 1287 „ Richard Cane ... 109 17 0 1298 „ Ernest EdivardStreat 59 17 0

•3 ° " „ Jas . Geo . lwinn ... 201 1 g 1320 ,, Alex . John Martin ... 31 10 0 1 3 21 „ R . A . Kirkaldy ... 6 5 12 0 1329 ,, G . VV . MaisJen , jun . 71 18 ft 1351 „ Arthur Belts 29 8 0 1265 „ H . Oldham 50 S 0 ijfiS „ R . W . Galer 117 15 G

1351 ,, R . C . F . La Feuillade 92 13 0 1352 ,, Sam . Geo . Bonner ... 170 o 0 135 3 „ W . deManbySergison 84 o 0 1441 „ B . Cooper 6 4 1 () 1471 „ }¦ H . Thompson ... 73 iS G 1472 „ C . Jolly 31 10 0 1507 „ G . W . Knight ... 92 17 e

Chapter 1507 Comp . Benj . Fullwood ... 10 10 0 Lodge 1540 Bro . A . J . Bailey ... 3 O 15 0 Chapter 1540 Comp . Henry Faija ... 2100 Lodge

1541 Bro . R . J . Ward 1571 „ T . Duffield 43 7 0 1 O 0 4 „ H . Folson 63 2 6 1607 „ J . K . Large 86 * 6 6 1615 „ Samuel f . Fisher ... 35 14 0 1622 „ William Hamlyn ... 48 6 0 Chapter

1624 Comp . Charles Tayler ... 12 12 0 Lodge 16 56 Bro . H . Sapsworth ,.. 32 4 ( j chapter 1057 comp . George Kenning .,. 59 17 0 Luuge 16 71 Bro . Henry White ... 162 5 0

IObl „ J . Rayner 37 12 0 16 S 7 „ F . V . Green 09 6 0 l 6 93 „ Harry Cecil Turner > 1603 „ R- P . Forge ) I 2 ° 1707 „ A . Money iS 17 0 1716 ,, Edwin j . Witherstone 53 11 0 1719 „ James Kandall 1731 „ Rev . H . R . Cooper

Smith 52 10 11 1732 „ W . Bailey 37 5 0 ' 744 ) Cnap > VV . M . Stiles ... 196 7 0 204 b ) Lodge ¦ 76 7 „ Jas . W . Barker ...

1790 „ VV . H . Ranson ... 63 o 0 1791 „ Danl . Ferguson ... 64 4 C 1 S 04 „ Altred buuch ... 41 14 0 1805 „ Henry B . Forbes ... 33 5 l > 181 b „ Charles N . Carrell ... 193 0 6 1 9 22 „ A . J . Clarke 1 9 22 „ Cnas . R . J . Evans ... 70 J 6

1962 „ Wm McDougall ... 11 5 10 0 1962 „ James C . Tilt 'y 3 „ Vincent T . Murche 36 15 0 'S'M » James Terry 176 15 0 l 9 $ 7 „ James Willing , jun . 157 io 0 ' 90 S „ c . E . Botley } , ¦ yy G „ F . Botley } 5 °

2 u . ii „ Capt . H . C . Lambert 58 16 0 2029 ] H Tiooer $ 4 * » 3 <> 20 90 j" " •u PP - 2 ( 5 5 0 2032 „ E . Dare 18 o 0 20 O 0 „ H . Bue 38 2 0 212 7 „ Augustus Harris ... 52 10 0

212 S „ J . L . Cooke I , 2128 „ W . Masters $ ° Ij ° Mark Lodge 139 Bro . Charles Pulman ... 10 10 0 Red Cross-Premier Conclave Sir Knight George Mickley , M . A ., M . B . ... 20 iS 15

THE PROVINCES . BERKS AND BUCKS . Lodge 574 Bro . Reginald Maples ... 795 » Wm . Fenton ... 22 16 6

Chapter 840 Comp . Rev . F . VV . Harnett 21 5 ° Lodge JIOI Bro . William Ferguson ... 3 6 15 0 1410 „ ' 1 homas Taylor ... 21 0 0 1566 „ Henry Warden ... 92 12 0

BRISTOL . Bro . Pierrepont Harris ... 11 5 0 CAMBRIDGESHIRE . The Province—Bro . Andrew H . Moyes ... 200 0 0

CHESHIRE . Lodge 537 Bro . Geo . H . Brown ... 19 15 ° 75 « S „ Thos . Kirkham ... 10 10 0 CORNWALL . 450 Bro . Gilbert B . Pearce ... 36 S 11 ° CUMBERLAND AND

WESTMORLAND . 129 Bro . Dr . Charles E . Paget 55 ' 3 °

DERBYSHIRE . 253 Bro . VV . H . Marsden ... 16 id ° 731 „ Edgar Home ... 85 6 0 ~_ , /¦ T »»/ .:.. 1 . 1 .... 1 0 731 GIWright 110 - "

„ . . ... 731 „ Abraham vVoodiwiss 15 ' 5 S 50 „ Geo . Fletcher ... 52 I 0 179 „ Win . Fletcher ... 5 J j 0 °

1235 „ Ueo - B - Srnedley ... 54 ' - „ Percy Wallis ... 4 ° -