Skip to main content
Museum of Freemasonry

Masonic Periodicals Online

  • Explore
  • Advanced Search
  • Home
  • Explore
  • The Freemason
  • Feb. 26, 1898
  • Page 2
  • ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
Current:

The Freemason, Feb. 26, 1898: Page 2

  • Back to The Freemason, Feb. 26, 1898
  • Print image
  • Articles/Ads
    Article ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. ← Page 2 of 3
    Article ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Page 2 of 3 →
Page 2

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

would be their pleasure and happiness to support the Charities of Masonry and to raise fu' ds for the Charities of this exceptional body . The ladies then retired to the concert in the Temple . Bro . the Earl of J ERSEY , in proposing " Success to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Aged Widows of Freemasons , " said : Ladies and Brethren , —In proposing this toast , which conveys

our sympathy—and not only our sympathy this year , but our sympathy in years gone by—I am afraid it is one—perhaps the only—drawback which attends a banquet of this kind , viz ., that the Chairman is called upon to make too many speeches ; but yet there is no brother who would not be anxious to say a few words for the great cause of the Royal Masonic Benevolent fnstitution . Excellent as are all our Masonic Institutions , which have

for their special objects the welfare of the young , there is something most attractive in the desire to give to those who are young and weak and without guardians , perhaps , to give them the chance of education , good food , and encouragement . But before them lives the bright side of life , and all people are anxious to give them an opportunity of enjoying that life , or rather , 1 should say , of showing them the way in which they may enjoy it . Surely ,

however , and no less strongly , must appeal to our feelings the desire to do something for those who have been tossed and buffeted by the rough waves of life . Before them , unhappily , there is not so much brightness ; their brightness , maybe , lies in the past ; but yet something might be done to free them from anxiety as to the future , and it is in order to do that something that this Institution exists and that we have come here to-night to support it . The paper which has been , I believe , widely

distributed , will have told you the chief features of this Institution ; you will gather from it the number of brothers and the number of widows who are dependent upon the kindness of the Craft , and you will notice that we require every year something between ^ 11 , 000 and ^ 12 000 over and above our regular receipts . I am not going to deal with figures ; but look a little bit lower down upon that paper and you will see the number of those who are waiting for admission , and for whom there are very , very few vacancies . Think for a moment what it must be for the unfortunate

brother , or those whom our brothers have left behind them , to feel that they cannot , much as they need it , gain admission to our fund , because the money is not sufficient . To wait is a small thing , perhaps , for those at a certain time of life ; but to wait for those who , perhaps , may have passed the three score years and ten is a Very , very sad thing , and it calls on the

brethren to , as far as possible lies in their power , minimise the number of those who have to wait . It was my good fortune only last week to have the pleasure to visit our Institution at Croydon . I am not going to dwell upon the pleasant rooms of clean and bright appearance , or on their most excellent superintendent , neither indeed shall I dwell upon the happy

repartees which passed between Bro . lerry and their occupants ; I was delighted to find that there was not only between Bro . Terry and them , and between all the other members of the Committee of Management who were there and them , the very happiest and most pleasant relations . ( Hear , hear . ) Now I could imagine that from them goes up , and especially to-day , but very often , a silent prayer in the quietude of their own hearts ,

of grateful thanks to the Great Architect of the U niverse that he has inspired the brethren to do something for them in their old age . If they feel grateful , how much more grateful ought we not to feel that under His wise guidance we have the opportunity of doing something to help our sisters and our brothers in their old age . ( Applause . ) Same of the occupants said to me they hoped to-night would be a success . Their thoughts , it crossed my

mind , were not selfish thoughts ; they were not thinking of themselves , because their future is—thanks to you—assured from anxiety ; they were thinking , I am certain , of those who are left out in the cold ; they knew the value of what you have dor . e for them , and they hope that there may be fewer and fewer of those as years go by who will be left out in the cold . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , brethren , I am afraid I am going to siy something

which will shock B-o . Terry . Brethren , " one swallow does not make a summer , " and one night ' s subscriptions do not make an Institution a success . The success of an Institution must depend upon the way in which its subscriptions are used , and the Institution is worked , and I feel that we owe more than words can express to Bro . Farnfisld , the Conmittee of

Management , and to the energetic activity of Bro . Terry . ( Applause . ) We believe—1 believe—and I am sure all Masons believe , that the Institution is worked wiih that single object of using the money which is handed to them lor the purpose of making the lives of the recipients happy and comfortable . ( Hear , hear . ) And surely this is an Institution which can appeal not to any limited class of the brethren , but to every brother who owes allegiance

to the Grand Lodge of England ; because when I look down the lists of the countries from which the recipients come I find they are not confined to any limited area , but that they are spread over all the land over which our Grand Lodge holds sway . Therefore , we can—those of us who are provincials , if you like , we can—* ith confidence support this Institution under the full belief that no candidate from our part of the country will be slighted . ( Cheers . ) I am very anxious upon this occasion the ladies

have lelt , and I have expressed to them that I feel sure we thank the brethren for their presence here to-night—I am anxious now to thank the brtthren who have assembled hereto-night—to support , I will not say myself , but this Institution ' s meeting , which I had been asked to preside over to-night , I am very grateful to them because I know what a great sacrifice it is of time to come on these occasions . I am deeply grateful to my brethren of the Province of Oxford who have come here and not left their

Provincial Grand Master unsupported . Thtre is nothing that a person who holds high office in the Craft can like more than to feel that he has the support , and the confidence and the goodwill of his brother Masons . ( Hea-, hear . ) We have , as Masons , many duties to fulfil , I do not think that if I look towards the end of this hall I should be justified in detailing every one ; but this 1 irriy say , that old as . Si isonry is ,

dating as it does Irom tine immemorial , that it has one principle uhich is perhaps a rr . cret , but it is an open secret , wherever Masonry his gone , it ha- ( ertili'cd the minds of men ; wherever it has ffonn , it has spread one of the finest docirines of l . uman nature—that of regard for those who are in distress . ( Cluers ) I believe that Masonry will last tnrough all lime , because through all tune its followers will be true to that great prinof fraternal love and tne Masonic

ciple goodwill . ( Applause . ) On great edifice , not builded by hands , stand words , not written indeed in letters of gold , because letters of gold fade and perish , but emblazoned in letters of eve lasting brightness , are the words— "Remember Charity all you who ei . ter here . " ( Cheers . ) It is in this spirit that 1 ask you to drink the toast of " The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , " and it is in this spirit that I believe that this Institution will go on in greater strength and greater

Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

utihtv , and always with the fullest confidence and support of the brethren of the Grand Lodge of England . ( Renewed applause . ) Having drunk the toast of the Institution , I now wish you to drink the health of the brother whom I mentioned just now who davotos so much care and attention to the Institution— our Treisurer , Bro . Farnfield . The toast having been most heartily drunk ,

Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , Treasurer , said : R . W . Bro . Chairman , permit me , in the first place , on behalf of the executive officers of the Institution , to thank you most heirtily for so kindly presiding on this occasion . We all knew when you were asked to preside this was not a festival where vou could have expected a very Urge amount of subscriptions , because of the Centenary of the Boys' School , in which we are all so much interested , and which we

trust may be a bumper . We cannot have three great successes in one year ; and it is our Bro . McLeod who deserves the success ; and therefore th ; other Institutions must take a second place . Still , sir , thanks to your advocacy , I hive no doubt that the annuitants will be able to bs paid . Unfortunately , as you see by the printed list we put before you , we have a very long list of cand dates , and I am sorry to say the vacancies are few ,

because although the print says there are ^ vacancies for the men and eight for the women , there are only 11 vacancies for the men , but for the event of three others who are deferred , and are to be filled up as they occur by death . Still , we hope , when our good Bro . Terry announces the lists , we shall , with the money put by to meet a bad year , with the ordinary thought of men of business , be able to get through the year without parting with one

penny of our invested capital . ( Applause . ) Since this Institution was established , now nearly 60 years , every penny piece that has been hoarded up to be invested has remained a sacred trust ; and I trust as long as I am connected with it , that all money put by will be kept intact , and that in future years we may add to the amount . I again thank you very sincerely for the kindness with which your lordship has proposed this toast . Bro . J AMES TERRY then read the following STEWARDS' LISTS :

Lidge LONDON . £ s . d . 1 Bro . N . S . de Montmjrency 15 15 o 2 „ \ V . H . C . Payne ... 28 1 o Chapter 2 Comp . C . E . Keyser ... 2100 Lodge 4 Bro . N . Stanhope Stott ... 17 is 0

5 „ W . T . Playfiir , M . D . 52 9 6 S ,, Edwin Easton ... 45 3 o 10 „ L . F . Everest ... 2100 14 „ Rev . H . H . Lowe , M . A . 15 „ R . VV . Bowes ... 92 S 0 21 „ Geo . T . S . Gill ... 4 S 6 o 22 „ W . C . Greaves ... 68 11 o 23 » J- W . Matthews ... 36 15 o 25 ,, \ V . Baddeley ... 10 10 0

Chapter 25 Corap . A . A . Fcigout ( see also Lodge 171 ) ... 18 iS o Lodge 26 Bro . W . H . Propert ... 17 17 o 29 )> John H . Stark ... 24 3 o 33 „ E . P . U . Hallowes ... 55 13 o 49 „ William Bailey ... 53 11 o 55 „ W . G Langlands ... 36 15 o so .. Diniel M « ver ... 10 10 o

90 „ Jo ' in H . LNmi ... 210 o o 95 ,, Rowland Hirst ... ° G 3 5 o 147 „ W . Fielder 31 10 o 162 „ R . B . Shipley ... 12 12 o 171 „ A . A . Frigout ( see

also Chapter 25 and Lodge 2041 Kent ) 21 o o 174 " G . A . W . Griffiths ... 1 S 2 13 o Chapter 1 S 0 Comp . Dr . H . W . Kiallmark 10 10 o

Lodge 1 S 3 Bro . Lewis Lazarus ... 231 o o 192 „ Charles Girton ... 192 13 G ' 93 » . ]• W . Simeons ... 42 10 o ' 97 » ^' - Archdeacon W . M . Sinclair ... 50 S o 22 S „ F . W . Mosi 62 2 G 256 ,, J- M . Campbell ... 37 iG c 259 „ E . de Q . Ouincey ... 2100

53 S „ l . ri . Clear 32 11 o Chapter 720 Comp . J . Songhurst ... 10 10 o l . odge 754 Bro . Ben . Stocker ... 100 o o 7 S 1 „ S . W . Bull 4 G 8 G S 34 „ A . Williams 68 5 o SGj „ A . J . Curtis 10 10 o S 79 „ Harold J . Harper ... 115 10 6 912 „ C . Butcher 42 o o 907 „ A . BGTeker 10 G 1 o 1017 ,, Hy . Chitham ... 45 11 o 1118 „ Kev . H . R . Cooper Smith , D . O . ( see also No . 1 . 523 ) ... sS id o

iiJO » W . Ilamsher ... 2 G 15 o 115 S „ G . G . Cooper ... 3 G 15 o 1 -59 „ * C . W . Cnandler ... — 1259 „ C . Wakefield ... 52 10 o 12 SS ,, Alex . Mu lord ... 11 11 o 130 G „ C . 1 . Holmes ... 24 is o

132 S ,, C . Smith 10 10 o 13 G 0 „ J . G > uld G 4 3 G 13 66 „ 1 ' . Bishop 50 1 S G > 3 S 2 ,, C . H . Cooper ... 3 S 1 o 13 S 3 ,, | . T . Scriven ... 254 2 o 1425 ,, W . K . Collison ... 41 9 G ' 5 ' 7 » J- H . Moggridge ... 43 14 o 1 S 23 ,. Rev . H . R . Cooper

Smith ( see No . mS ) ^ ' 5 . 19 >> W . G . Cannon ... 11 11 o ¦ 54 » J- ' •' Packer ... 49 S G 1 G 77 „ S . J . Fletcher ... 52 19 G Lodge uf Instruction 1 G 77 Bro . A . W , Humphreys ... 10 10 o 1 GS 7 „ T . J . Bolton 115 10 o

Lodge £ s . d . 1 G 93 Bro . Samuel Robson l ( > 95 » Robert Colsell ... 42 10 6 170 S „ W . ] . Batho ... 63 o o 1719 ,, W . D . Child 5210 o ' 732 ,. Albert Pettit 39 IS o 1766 „ S . C . Kaufmann ... 91 7 0 180 . 5 ., lames Young ... 10 10 0

¦ 964 >• James T . Hoare ... GS 16 G 2021 „ E . Rosenberger ... 105 o 0 202 9 „ Thos . Knights ... 10 10 o 212 S „ W . B . Hextall ... 59 17 0 21 4 0 „ Harley M . Grellier ... 13 13 0 2202 „ Alfred John Ward ... 61 S 6 2202 „ James Brown 2202 ,, * Philip Wilson ...

—2202 „ Thos . J . Perrett ... 10 10 0 22 4 2 „ R . S . Ellis 15 15 0 2319 „ Dr . D . Mackay Forbes 26 5 o 23 G 2 „ Surg . Lieut .-Col . H . N . Myers no 5 o 236 9 , > J . Leach Barrett ... 21 o 0 2 4 00 „ W . J . Gomm ... 26 3 G 245 G „ Edward Beaumont ... 27 G 0 24 \\ 0

SS „ . a . nooper ... no 5 2 5 11 „ lohnJ , Olley ... 21 0 0 25 " ., J . H . Milton ... 31 10 0 2 5 11 „ 1 " . Cato Worsfold ... 10 10 o 2 5 „ Frank Adams ... 6 5 o 0 20 JI „ Fred Varley 75 1 0 Girls' School Committee Dinner Club Bro . W . G . Kentish ... Gi 10 o

UNATTACHED . Bro . T . Hastings Miller ... 2100 „ Thomas Griffiths ... 10 10 0 „ W . H . Bailey 10 10 0 „ David M . Murrow ... 10 10 0 „ * r . Blanco White — „ James E . Terry 10 10 0 „ J . H . Williams 10 to 0 „ C . O . Burgess 10 10 o

„ H . Kemp 15 15 0 „ John A . Farnfield ... 10 10 0 „ James Terry 215 o 0 ,, " H . J . Hunter 10 10 0 „ G . P . Parker 57 15 0 „ Alderman W . V . Morgan 105 o 0 ,, Arthur Williams 57 15 u

„ Lieut .-Col . C . Probyn ... 84 0 0 „ Frank R . Kenning ... 10 10 0 ., William Webber 10 10 0 „ F . G . Ivey 10 10 0 „ Walter Gladding ... 10 10 0 „ Thomas Manley iG 'P 0 ,, Albeit Le'ghton 10 10 0 ,, Horace B . Marshall ... 21 o 0

„ Stanley J . Attenborough 63 0 0 ,, F . N . Hardinge 16 5 <> „ J . S . Tambunni „ "George Wetton — „ H . T . Urickwcll 1010 0 „ * F . Hughes — „ P . A . Nairne 57 15 °

,, Major E . Anderson ... 1 5 15 ° „ J . W . Elvin 10 10 0 „ John F . Haden 10 10 0 „ W . C . Parsons 12 12 0

1 , H . C . Lonsdale 10 10 „ Thomas Lovell 10 10 ° „ W . M . Stiles 10 10 0 „ * Herbert Riches — „ A . A . Butcher „ J . J . Thomas 21 0 0 LADIES . Mrs . * I \ BUnco White ...

—„ * l'rank Adams — „ A . A . Frigout iS | S ° „ Henry Kemp 7 7 ° „ A . N . Trew 102 7 ° „ G . A . W . Griffiths ... 21 " ° „ William Webber „ C . Milton 5 5 ° „ James Speller 5 5 Miss * E . S . Trew —

“The Freemason: 1898-02-26, Page 2” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 19 March 2026, django:8000/periodicals/fvl/issues/fvl_26021898/page/2/.
  • List
  • Grid
Title Category Page
CONTENTS. Article 1
THE FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 1
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 1
ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNS. Article 3
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 6
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS. Article 7
ANNUAL BALL OF THE JERSEY LODGE, No. 2163. Article 7
ANNUAL BALL OF THE HUGH OWEN LODGE, No. 2593. Article 7
Craft Masonry. Article 7
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 8
Untitled Ad 9
Untitled Ad 9
Untitled Ad 9
Untitled Article 9
Masonic Notes. Article 9
Correspondence. Article 10
Masonic Notes and Queries. Article 10
Reviews. Article 10
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE GRAND MASTER'S (MARK) LODGE OF INSTRUCTION. Article 10
Craft Masonry. Article 11
Royal Arch. Article 14
Red Gross of Rome & Constantine Article 15
Lodges and Chapter of Instuction. Article 15
Ancient and Accepted Rite. Article 15
Mark Masonry. Article 15
Untitled Ad 15
Masonic and General Tidings. Article 16
Page 1

Page 1

4 Articles
Page 2

Page 2

2 Articles
Page 3

Page 3

3 Articles
Page 4

Page 4

2 Articles
Page 5

Page 5

2 Articles
Page 6

Page 6

3 Articles
Page 7

Page 7

6 Articles
Page 8

Page 8

21 Articles
Page 9

Page 9

7 Articles
Page 10

Page 10

4 Articles
Page 11

Page 11

3 Articles
Page 12

Page 12

2 Articles
Page 13

Page 13

2 Articles
Page 14

Page 14

3 Articles
Page 15

Page 15

7 Articles
Page 16

Page 16

2 Articles
Page 2

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

would be their pleasure and happiness to support the Charities of Masonry and to raise fu' ds for the Charities of this exceptional body . The ladies then retired to the concert in the Temple . Bro . the Earl of J ERSEY , in proposing " Success to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Aged Widows of Freemasons , " said : Ladies and Brethren , —In proposing this toast , which conveys

our sympathy—and not only our sympathy this year , but our sympathy in years gone by—I am afraid it is one—perhaps the only—drawback which attends a banquet of this kind , viz ., that the Chairman is called upon to make too many speeches ; but yet there is no brother who would not be anxious to say a few words for the great cause of the Royal Masonic Benevolent fnstitution . Excellent as are all our Masonic Institutions , which have

for their special objects the welfare of the young , there is something most attractive in the desire to give to those who are young and weak and without guardians , perhaps , to give them the chance of education , good food , and encouragement . But before them lives the bright side of life , and all people are anxious to give them an opportunity of enjoying that life , or rather , 1 should say , of showing them the way in which they may enjoy it . Surely ,

however , and no less strongly , must appeal to our feelings the desire to do something for those who have been tossed and buffeted by the rough waves of life . Before them , unhappily , there is not so much brightness ; their brightness , maybe , lies in the past ; but yet something might be done to free them from anxiety as to the future , and it is in order to do that something that this Institution exists and that we have come here to-night to support it . The paper which has been , I believe , widely

distributed , will have told you the chief features of this Institution ; you will gather from it the number of brothers and the number of widows who are dependent upon the kindness of the Craft , and you will notice that we require every year something between ^ 11 , 000 and ^ 12 000 over and above our regular receipts . I am not going to deal with figures ; but look a little bit lower down upon that paper and you will see the number of those who are waiting for admission , and for whom there are very , very few vacancies . Think for a moment what it must be for the unfortunate

brother , or those whom our brothers have left behind them , to feel that they cannot , much as they need it , gain admission to our fund , because the money is not sufficient . To wait is a small thing , perhaps , for those at a certain time of life ; but to wait for those who , perhaps , may have passed the three score years and ten is a Very , very sad thing , and it calls on the

brethren to , as far as possible lies in their power , minimise the number of those who have to wait . It was my good fortune only last week to have the pleasure to visit our Institution at Croydon . I am not going to dwell upon the pleasant rooms of clean and bright appearance , or on their most excellent superintendent , neither indeed shall I dwell upon the happy

repartees which passed between Bro . lerry and their occupants ; I was delighted to find that there was not only between Bro . Terry and them , and between all the other members of the Committee of Management who were there and them , the very happiest and most pleasant relations . ( Hear , hear . ) Now I could imagine that from them goes up , and especially to-day , but very often , a silent prayer in the quietude of their own hearts ,

of grateful thanks to the Great Architect of the U niverse that he has inspired the brethren to do something for them in their old age . If they feel grateful , how much more grateful ought we not to feel that under His wise guidance we have the opportunity of doing something to help our sisters and our brothers in their old age . ( Applause . ) Same of the occupants said to me they hoped to-night would be a success . Their thoughts , it crossed my

mind , were not selfish thoughts ; they were not thinking of themselves , because their future is—thanks to you—assured from anxiety ; they were thinking , I am certain , of those who are left out in the cold ; they knew the value of what you have dor . e for them , and they hope that there may be fewer and fewer of those as years go by who will be left out in the cold . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , brethren , I am afraid I am going to siy something

which will shock B-o . Terry . Brethren , " one swallow does not make a summer , " and one night ' s subscriptions do not make an Institution a success . The success of an Institution must depend upon the way in which its subscriptions are used , and the Institution is worked , and I feel that we owe more than words can express to Bro . Farnfisld , the Conmittee of

Management , and to the energetic activity of Bro . Terry . ( Applause . ) We believe—1 believe—and I am sure all Masons believe , that the Institution is worked wiih that single object of using the money which is handed to them lor the purpose of making the lives of the recipients happy and comfortable . ( Hear , hear . ) And surely this is an Institution which can appeal not to any limited class of the brethren , but to every brother who owes allegiance

to the Grand Lodge of England ; because when I look down the lists of the countries from which the recipients come I find they are not confined to any limited area , but that they are spread over all the land over which our Grand Lodge holds sway . Therefore , we can—those of us who are provincials , if you like , we can—* ith confidence support this Institution under the full belief that no candidate from our part of the country will be slighted . ( Cheers . ) I am very anxious upon this occasion the ladies

have lelt , and I have expressed to them that I feel sure we thank the brethren for their presence here to-night—I am anxious now to thank the brtthren who have assembled hereto-night—to support , I will not say myself , but this Institution ' s meeting , which I had been asked to preside over to-night , I am very grateful to them because I know what a great sacrifice it is of time to come on these occasions . I am deeply grateful to my brethren of the Province of Oxford who have come here and not left their

Provincial Grand Master unsupported . Thtre is nothing that a person who holds high office in the Craft can like more than to feel that he has the support , and the confidence and the goodwill of his brother Masons . ( Hea-, hear . ) We have , as Masons , many duties to fulfil , I do not think that if I look towards the end of this hall I should be justified in detailing every one ; but this 1 irriy say , that old as . Si isonry is ,

dating as it does Irom tine immemorial , that it has one principle uhich is perhaps a rr . cret , but it is an open secret , wherever Masonry his gone , it ha- ( ertili'cd the minds of men ; wherever it has ffonn , it has spread one of the finest docirines of l . uman nature—that of regard for those who are in distress . ( Cluers ) I believe that Masonry will last tnrough all lime , because through all tune its followers will be true to that great prinof fraternal love and tne Masonic

ciple goodwill . ( Applause . ) On great edifice , not builded by hands , stand words , not written indeed in letters of gold , because letters of gold fade and perish , but emblazoned in letters of eve lasting brightness , are the words— "Remember Charity all you who ei . ter here . " ( Cheers . ) It is in this spirit that 1 ask you to drink the toast of " The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , " and it is in this spirit that I believe that this Institution will go on in greater strength and greater

Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

utihtv , and always with the fullest confidence and support of the brethren of the Grand Lodge of England . ( Renewed applause . ) Having drunk the toast of the Institution , I now wish you to drink the health of the brother whom I mentioned just now who davotos so much care and attention to the Institution— our Treisurer , Bro . Farnfield . The toast having been most heartily drunk ,

Bro . J . A . FARNFIELD , Treasurer , said : R . W . Bro . Chairman , permit me , in the first place , on behalf of the executive officers of the Institution , to thank you most heirtily for so kindly presiding on this occasion . We all knew when you were asked to preside this was not a festival where vou could have expected a very Urge amount of subscriptions , because of the Centenary of the Boys' School , in which we are all so much interested , and which we

trust may be a bumper . We cannot have three great successes in one year ; and it is our Bro . McLeod who deserves the success ; and therefore th ; other Institutions must take a second place . Still , sir , thanks to your advocacy , I hive no doubt that the annuitants will be able to bs paid . Unfortunately , as you see by the printed list we put before you , we have a very long list of cand dates , and I am sorry to say the vacancies are few ,

because although the print says there are ^ vacancies for the men and eight for the women , there are only 11 vacancies for the men , but for the event of three others who are deferred , and are to be filled up as they occur by death . Still , we hope , when our good Bro . Terry announces the lists , we shall , with the money put by to meet a bad year , with the ordinary thought of men of business , be able to get through the year without parting with one

penny of our invested capital . ( Applause . ) Since this Institution was established , now nearly 60 years , every penny piece that has been hoarded up to be invested has remained a sacred trust ; and I trust as long as I am connected with it , that all money put by will be kept intact , and that in future years we may add to the amount . I again thank you very sincerely for the kindness with which your lordship has proposed this toast . Bro . J AMES TERRY then read the following STEWARDS' LISTS :

Lidge LONDON . £ s . d . 1 Bro . N . S . de Montmjrency 15 15 o 2 „ \ V . H . C . Payne ... 28 1 o Chapter 2 Comp . C . E . Keyser ... 2100 Lodge 4 Bro . N . Stanhope Stott ... 17 is 0

5 „ W . T . Playfiir , M . D . 52 9 6 S ,, Edwin Easton ... 45 3 o 10 „ L . F . Everest ... 2100 14 „ Rev . H . H . Lowe , M . A . 15 „ R . VV . Bowes ... 92 S 0 21 „ Geo . T . S . Gill ... 4 S 6 o 22 „ W . C . Greaves ... 68 11 o 23 » J- W . Matthews ... 36 15 o 25 ,, \ V . Baddeley ... 10 10 0

Chapter 25 Corap . A . A . Fcigout ( see also Lodge 171 ) ... 18 iS o Lodge 26 Bro . W . H . Propert ... 17 17 o 29 )> John H . Stark ... 24 3 o 33 „ E . P . U . Hallowes ... 55 13 o 49 „ William Bailey ... 53 11 o 55 „ W . G Langlands ... 36 15 o so .. Diniel M « ver ... 10 10 o

90 „ Jo ' in H . LNmi ... 210 o o 95 ,, Rowland Hirst ... ° G 3 5 o 147 „ W . Fielder 31 10 o 162 „ R . B . Shipley ... 12 12 o 171 „ A . A . Frigout ( see

also Chapter 25 and Lodge 2041 Kent ) 21 o o 174 " G . A . W . Griffiths ... 1 S 2 13 o Chapter 1 S 0 Comp . Dr . H . W . Kiallmark 10 10 o

Lodge 1 S 3 Bro . Lewis Lazarus ... 231 o o 192 „ Charles Girton ... 192 13 G ' 93 » . ]• W . Simeons ... 42 10 o ' 97 » ^' - Archdeacon W . M . Sinclair ... 50 S o 22 S „ F . W . Mosi 62 2 G 256 ,, J- M . Campbell ... 37 iG c 259 „ E . de Q . Ouincey ... 2100

53 S „ l . ri . Clear 32 11 o Chapter 720 Comp . J . Songhurst ... 10 10 o l . odge 754 Bro . Ben . Stocker ... 100 o o 7 S 1 „ S . W . Bull 4 G 8 G S 34 „ A . Williams 68 5 o SGj „ A . J . Curtis 10 10 o S 79 „ Harold J . Harper ... 115 10 6 912 „ C . Butcher 42 o o 907 „ A . BGTeker 10 G 1 o 1017 ,, Hy . Chitham ... 45 11 o 1118 „ Kev . H . R . Cooper Smith , D . O . ( see also No . 1 . 523 ) ... sS id o

iiJO » W . Ilamsher ... 2 G 15 o 115 S „ G . G . Cooper ... 3 G 15 o 1 -59 „ * C . W . Cnandler ... — 1259 „ C . Wakefield ... 52 10 o 12 SS ,, Alex . Mu lord ... 11 11 o 130 G „ C . 1 . Holmes ... 24 is o

132 S ,, C . Smith 10 10 o 13 G 0 „ J . G > uld G 4 3 G 13 66 „ 1 ' . Bishop 50 1 S G > 3 S 2 ,, C . H . Cooper ... 3 S 1 o 13 S 3 ,, | . T . Scriven ... 254 2 o 1425 ,, W . K . Collison ... 41 9 G ' 5 ' 7 » J- H . Moggridge ... 43 14 o 1 S 23 ,. Rev . H . R . Cooper

Smith ( see No . mS ) ^ ' 5 . 19 >> W . G . Cannon ... 11 11 o ¦ 54 » J- ' •' Packer ... 49 S G 1 G 77 „ S . J . Fletcher ... 52 19 G Lodge uf Instruction 1 G 77 Bro . A . W , Humphreys ... 10 10 o 1 GS 7 „ T . J . Bolton 115 10 o

Lodge £ s . d . 1 G 93 Bro . Samuel Robson l ( > 95 » Robert Colsell ... 42 10 6 170 S „ W . ] . Batho ... 63 o o 1719 ,, W . D . Child 5210 o ' 732 ,. Albert Pettit 39 IS o 1766 „ S . C . Kaufmann ... 91 7 0 180 . 5 ., lames Young ... 10 10 0

¦ 964 >• James T . Hoare ... GS 16 G 2021 „ E . Rosenberger ... 105 o 0 202 9 „ Thos . Knights ... 10 10 o 212 S „ W . B . Hextall ... 59 17 0 21 4 0 „ Harley M . Grellier ... 13 13 0 2202 „ Alfred John Ward ... 61 S 6 2202 „ James Brown 2202 ,, * Philip Wilson ...

—2202 „ Thos . J . Perrett ... 10 10 0 22 4 2 „ R . S . Ellis 15 15 0 2319 „ Dr . D . Mackay Forbes 26 5 o 23 G 2 „ Surg . Lieut .-Col . H . N . Myers no 5 o 236 9 , > J . Leach Barrett ... 21 o 0 2 4 00 „ W . J . Gomm ... 26 3 G 245 G „ Edward Beaumont ... 27 G 0 24 \\ 0

SS „ . a . nooper ... no 5 2 5 11 „ lohnJ , Olley ... 21 0 0 25 " ., J . H . Milton ... 31 10 0 2 5 11 „ 1 " . Cato Worsfold ... 10 10 o 2 5 „ Frank Adams ... 6 5 o 0 20 JI „ Fred Varley 75 1 0 Girls' School Committee Dinner Club Bro . W . G . Kentish ... Gi 10 o

UNATTACHED . Bro . T . Hastings Miller ... 2100 „ Thomas Griffiths ... 10 10 0 „ W . H . Bailey 10 10 0 „ David M . Murrow ... 10 10 0 „ * r . Blanco White — „ James E . Terry 10 10 0 „ J . H . Williams 10 to 0 „ C . O . Burgess 10 10 o

„ H . Kemp 15 15 0 „ John A . Farnfield ... 10 10 0 „ James Terry 215 o 0 ,, " H . J . Hunter 10 10 0 „ G . P . Parker 57 15 0 „ Alderman W . V . Morgan 105 o 0 ,, Arthur Williams 57 15 u

„ Lieut .-Col . C . Probyn ... 84 0 0 „ Frank R . Kenning ... 10 10 0 ., William Webber 10 10 0 „ F . G . Ivey 10 10 0 „ Walter Gladding ... 10 10 0 „ Thomas Manley iG 'P 0 ,, Albeit Le'ghton 10 10 0 ,, Horace B . Marshall ... 21 o 0

„ Stanley J . Attenborough 63 0 0 ,, F . N . Hardinge 16 5 <> „ J . S . Tambunni „ "George Wetton — „ H . T . Urickwcll 1010 0 „ * F . Hughes — „ P . A . Nairne 57 15 °

,, Major E . Anderson ... 1 5 15 ° „ J . W . Elvin 10 10 0 „ John F . Haden 10 10 0 „ W . C . Parsons 12 12 0

1 , H . C . Lonsdale 10 10 „ Thomas Lovell 10 10 ° „ W . M . Stiles 10 10 0 „ * Herbert Riches — „ A . A . Butcher „ J . J . Thomas 21 0 0 LADIES . Mrs . * I \ BUnco White ...

—„ * l'rank Adams — „ A . A . Frigout iS | S ° „ Henry Kemp 7 7 ° „ A . N . Trew 102 7 ° „ G . A . W . Griffiths ... 21 " ° „ William Webber „ C . Milton 5 5 ° „ James Speller 5 5 Miss * E . S . Trew —

  • Prev page
  • 1
  • You're on page2
  • 3
  • 16
  • Next page
  • Accredited Museum Designated Outstanding Collection
  • LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1058497 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2026

  • Accessibility statement

  • Designed, developed, and maintained by King's Digital Lab

We use cookies to track usage and preferences.

Privacy & cookie policy