Boys' School Pension Indemnity Fund.

BOYS' SCHOOL PENSION INDEMNITY FUND .

Our readers will remember that at the meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys on Saturday , the 5 th inst ., certain resolutions were adopted which will allow of Bro . BlNCKES vacating the office of Secretary , on the

30 th June , and receiving from the Provisional Management Committee a cheque for £ 2500 . This sum of £ 2500 is being raised in accordance with a scheme which emanated in the first instance from the Province of West Yorkshire , under the designation of

the " Pension Indemnity Fund , R . M . Institution for Boys , " the immediate object being " to relieve altogether the Institution from any charge on its funds . " The details of this scheme have been already published in our columns , but the moment seems

opportune for affording them still further publicity , and we therefore append the original circular . The total sum of £ 2500 will be paid over to Bro . BlNCKES , as we have said , on the 30 th June , but from the list of contributions appended below

it will be seen that apart only has been received by the I rustees . It is known , however , that a further very considerable sum is promised or will be voted when the question has been submitted to many of the lodges , while the Provisional Committee are sans-uine in believing that the whole , and even more than the

whole , amount will be forthcoming when all the lodges in town and country have had the opportunity afforded them of making the required grant . Whatever balance may remain unraised on the 30 th June will be taken temporarily from the funds

of the Institution , and refunded as the contributions are paid over to the Trustees of the Indemnity Fund , and should there be any surplus after the balance of the £ 2500 has been reimbursed to the Institution it will go towards its general fund for

lhe maintenance , clothing , and education of the children on its establishment . The Table showing the various quotas to be contributed by London and the Provinces appeared in the Freemason of the 8 th February , but we think it unnecessary to be at

the trouble of reproducing it , the calculation on which it was based being that each lodge would willingly contribute the small sum of £ 2 10 s . out of its funds for the very laudable purpose of relieving altogether the Institution from any such charge upon its funds as a pension for life to Bro . BINCKES .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

To THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS , DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTERS , AND THE BRETHREN OK PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGES AND THE WORSHIPFUL MASTERS AND BRETHREN OF ALL LODGES . 27 , QUEEN VICTORIA STREET , LONDON , E . C , 20 f 7 j December , 188 9 . BRETHREN ,

In view of the narrow majority by which the Resolution proposing to grant to Bro . Binckes a retiring allowance of ^ 350 per annum was carried at the last General Quarterly Court , the Provisional Management Committee has decided to ask the next Quarterly Court not to confirm or proceed further with that resolution , but to substitute in its place another to grant him ^ 250 per annum .

The Provisional Management Committee has come to this conclusion in the hope that such an arrangement will be satisfactory to all parties , and will tend to allay any excitement and bitterness which may have been unfortunately imported into this question , so opposed to the principles of Freemasonry and imperilling the best interests , if not the very vitality , of the Institution itself .

Whilst asking with confidence for the grant of ^ , 250 per annum , the Provisional Management Committee has considered and sanctioned a scheme to raise a fund of . £ 2500 in lieu of granting a pension to Bro . Binckes , styled the " Pension Indemnity Fund , R . M . Institution for Boys , " the immediate object of which is to relieve altogether the Institution from any charge on its funds , and at the same time to recognise the services of Bro . Binckes and provide some means for his "honourable retirement" from the office of Secretary , after upwards of 28 years

By this scheme it is proposed that every Lodge in London and the Provinces should contribute or grant from its funds a sum of £ 2 10 s ., being at the rate of 5 s . per Lodge for ten years , so that a Lodge of say , 40 Members , each Member would be contributing l \ d . per annum , or is . 3 d . towards the amount required for the Commutation , and from an estimate made on this basis , if all co-operate and heartily support this plan , a large surplus will undoubtedly arise for the benefit of the Institution .

From the many expressions of concurrence which have been received , the Provisional Management Committee is led to believe that the scheme will receive general acceptance . If this should happily be the case , it will at once put an end to the unfortunate condition of affairs which during the past year has operated so prejudicially to the interests of the Institution , and which if not terminated must continue to injure it , to the deepfelt regret of all its friends and supporters .

The Provisional Management Committee has the pleasure to announce that a distinguished Brother , fully believing the generosity of the Craft will support the scheme , has munificently placed at the disposal of the Provisional Management Committee the sum of £ 2500 , to enable it to commute the proposed allowance of £ 250 per annum and arrange at once with Brother Binckes for his retirement , and to allow six months for the collection of the fund . The attitude Brother Binckes

has assumed in this matter is highly gratifying to the Provisional Management Committee , and tends very materially to assist such an amicable and satisfactory settlement . The fund raised will be quite distinct and altogether apart from the funds of the Institution , and will be placed in the hands of three Trustees , viz ., Brothers F . A . Philbrick , Q . C . ( Grand Registrar ) , Edward Terry ( Grand Treasurer ) , and Richard Eve ( P . G . Treasurer ) , and any surplus that may arise will be paid over to the funds of the Institution .

As the success of the scheme depends on the general concurrence of those interested , the Committee urgently appeal to all members of the Craft and friends of the Institution to contribute to the fund , and thus insure the speedy completion of the scheme . Yours fraternally ,

JOSEPH D . LANGTON , Hon . Sec . of the Provisional Management Committee . Cheques or Postal Orders can be sent to the Hon . Sec . at the above address , payable to the order of F . A . PHILBRICK , and crossed " UNION BANK OF LONDON . "

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The following subscriptions towards the Pension Indemnity Fund of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys have been received by the Hon . Sec , Bro . Joseph David Langton , at the above address :

£ s . d . Province of Essex ... ... 10 o o Province of Gloucestershire ... 35 0 0 Province of Monmouth ... 22 10 o Province of Nottinghamshire ... 990 Province of West Yorkshire ... 210 0 0 Percy Lodge , 19 8 ... ... 2 10 0

Bro . Stanley J . Attenborough ... 10 10 o Castle Lodge of Harmony ... 2 10 0 Lodge of Antiquity , 17 S ... 2 10 o Bro . EdwardHobbs ... ... 1 10 Shakespeare Lodge , 2 S 4 ... 2 10 0 Peace and Harmony , 60 ... 500 Sutherland Burslem Lodge , 451 2100

Bro . Richard S . Warrington ... 2 10 o Royal Somerset Lodge , 973 ... 210 o Phoenix Lodge , 1 73 ... ... 2 10 o St . John ' s Lodge , 104 ... 2 10 o Bro .. ] abezHogg , F . L . S ., M . R . C . S . 2 10 o Felicity Lodge , 5 S ... ... 2 10 0 Bro . Richard Eve ... ... 5 5 0

„ Col . Gadsden , No . 1 ... 1 1 o „ M . Levy , No . 1 ... ... 1 1 o Bro . Gordon Brown , No . 1 ... 110 „ Col . Yeatman Biggs ... 1 1 o „ Brackstone Baker ... 1 1 o St . John ' s Lodge ( Plymouth ) ... 2 10 o Lodge of Concord , 1135 ... 2 10 o

Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 ... 2 10 o Shadwell Clerke Lodge , 1910 ... 2 10 o Dene Lodge , 222 S ... ... 210 o Royal Naval College Lodge , 1 Gy 3 2 10 0 Southwark Lodge , S 79 ... 210 o St . Paul ' s Lodge , 194 ... ... 2 10 o Globe Lodge , 23 ... ... 2 10 o

Strong Man Lodge , 45 ... 2 10 o Apollo Lodge , Oxford , 357 ... 500 Lodge of Harmony , 32 ... 2 10 o Bro . T . B . White ... .. 220 Amity Lodge , 137 ... ... 2 10 o Pelham Lodge , 1303 ... ... 2 10 o Stanford Lodge , 1947 ... 2 in o

Royal Naval Lodge , 429 ... 2 10 o St . Leonard ' s Lodge , 1 S 42 ... 2 10 o Tuscan Lodge , 14 ... ... 2 10 o St . John the Baptist Lodge , 39 ... 2 10 o Friends in Council Lodge , 13 S 3 ... 2 10 o Etruscan Lodge , 546 ... ... 2 10 o Combermere Lodge , 605 ... 2 10 o

£ s . d . Eccleston Lodge , 1624 ... 210 o Caradoc Lodge , 16 74 ... ... 2 10 0 Warner Lodge , 2256 ... ... 2100 St . Matthew ' s Lodge , 539 ... 2 10 0 Caterham Lodge , 20 95 ... 2 10 o Canterbury Lodge , 1635 ... 2 10 o

Chiswick Lodge , 2012 ... 5 5 o Pilgrim Lodge , 23 S ... ... 2 10 o Phcenix Lodge , 257 ... ... 2 10 o Jordan Lodge , 1402 ... ... 2100 Drury Lane Lodge , 212 7 ... 2 10 o Royal York Lodge of Perseverance , 7 ... ... ... 2100

Lodge of Union , 3 S ... ... 2 10 o Royal Oak Lodge , S 71 ... 2 10 o Borough Lodge , 106 4 ... 2 10 o Benevolent Lodge , 303 ... 2 10 o St . Andrew ' s Lodge , 231 ... 2 10 0 Fortitude Lodge , 10 5 ... 2 10 o The Lewises Lodge , 120 9 ... 210 o

Bedford Lodge , 925 ... ... 2 10 0 Supreme Council , 33 ° ... ... 500 Islington Lodge , 1 471 ... ... 2 10 o Empire Chapter , 210 S ... ... 2 10 o Buckingham and Chandos Lodge , 1150 ... ... ... 2 10 0 Lindsay Lodge , 1 335 ••••••2 10 o

True Lov- and Unity Lodge , 248 220 Middlesex Lodge , 1 43 ... 2 10 o St . Mary ' s Lodge , 6 3 ... 2 10 o Unity Lodge , 1 S 6 S ... ... 2 10 o ; Mid-Sussex Lodge , H 41 ... 2 10 o I Tync Lodge , 991 ... ... 2 10 o | True Love and Unity Lodge , 24 S

I ( £ 2 2 s . having been paid ) ... o S o j Domatic Lodge , 177 ... ... 500 Kennington Lodge , 13 S 1 ... 500 Earl of Sussex Lodge , 2201 ... 2 10 o Honor and Generosity Lodge , 1 C 5 2 10 o St . Martin ' s Lodge , 9 S ... 2 : o o Staffordshire Knot Lodge , 72 S .. 2 10 o

Tudor Lodgeof Rifle Volunteers , 1 S 3 S ... ... ... 2 10 o Audley Lodge , 1 S 96 ... ... 2 10 o Priory Lodge , 1000 ... ... 2 10 0 Empire Lodge , 210 S ... ... 2 10 o Torbay Lodge , 135 S ... ... 2 10 o Gordon Lodge , 21 49 ... ... 2 10 o

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£ s . d . Lodge of Israel , 20 5 ... ... 2 10 0 Barnato Lodge , 226 5 ... ... 2 10 o Sphinx Lodge , 1329 ... ... 2 10 o East Surrey Lodge of Concord , 4 6 3 ... ... ... 2 10 0 Temple Lodge , 55 S ... ... 2 10 0

Hertford Lodge , 403 ... ... 2 10 0 Hornsey Lodge , So > ... ... 2 10 o St . Mary Abbotts Lodge , 1974 ... 2 10 0 St . Cuthbert Lodge , 1902 ... 2 10 0 Lodge Hereward ... ... o 10 0 Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , 4 ... ... 2 10 o

East Surrey Lodge of Concord , 46 3 2 10 o Temple Lodge , 55 S ... ... 2 10 o Hertford Lodge , 403 ... ... 2 10 o Hornsey Lodge , S 90 ... ... 2 10 o St . Mary Abbotts Lodge , 1974 ... 2 10 o St . Cuthbert Lodge , 1902 ... 2 10 0 LodgeHerewardflirst instalment ) o 10 o

Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , 4 ... ... 2 10 o St . Michael ' s Lodge , 211 ... 2 10 o St . Alban ' s Lodge , 12 94 ... 2 10 o Victoria Lodge , 1056 ... ... 2 10 0 Llanidloes Lodge , 15 S 2 ... 2 10 o Abbey Lodge , 624 ... ... 2 10 o

Marmion Lodge , 1060 ... 2 10 o Mount Moriah Lodge , 34 ... 500 Zetland Lodge , 561 ... ... 2 10 0 Lodge ol Unanimity , 113 ... 2 10 0 Albert Edward Lodge , 1519 ... 2 10 o Churchill Lodge , 47 S ... ... 2 10 0 Brent Lodge , 12 S 4 ... ... 2100

Virtue and Honor Lodge , 494 ... 2 10 0 Enoch Lodge , 11 ... ... 2 10 o Pomfret Lodge , 360 ... ... 2 10 o Derwent Lodge , 40 ... ... 2 10 0 Beaufort Lodge , 103 ... ... 2 10 o

Urban Lodge ... ... 2 10 0 Lodge of Loyalty and Charity , 15 S 4 ... ... ... 2 10 o Lodge Progress , 176 S ... ... 2 10 0 Finsbury Lodge , S 61 ... ... 2 10 o Lodge of the Four Cardinal

Virtues , 979 ... ... 2 10 o Doric Lodge , 3 62 ... ... 2 10 o Duke of Cornwall Lodge , 1839 ... 2100

I £ s . d . I Sir Watkin Lodge , 1477 ... 2 10 o j Royal Denbigh Lodge , 11 43 ... 2 10 o I Square and Compass Lodge , 1336 2 10 o j Islington Chapter ... ... 2 10 o i Highbury Lodge , 2192 ... 2 10 o The Rothesay Lodge , 16 S 7 ... 2 10 0

Montagu Lodge , G 65 ... ... 2 10 o St . Andrews Lodge , 1046 ... 2 10 o Victoria Rifles Lodge , S 22 ... 2 10 o Union Lodge , 52 ... ... 2 10 o Wellington Lodge , 54 S ... 2 10 o Fidelity Lodge , 26 9 ... ... 2 10 o Tyrian Lodge , 253 ... ... 2 10 o

Blagdon Lodge , 659 ... ... 2 10 o Alexandra Lodge , 9 S 5 ... ... 1 10 0 Anchor and Hope Lodge , 37 ... 2 10 o Henry Muggeridge Lodge , 16 79 1 1 o Mechanics Lodge , 245 ... 050 Royal Alfred Lodge , S 77 ... 2 10 o Prince of Wales Lodge , 1003 ... 2 10 o

St . Hilda Lodge , 1 SS 7 ... 2 10 o Yarborough Lodge , S 11 ... 2 10 o Loyal Lodge , 251 ... ... 2 10 o Atlingworth Lodge , 1 S 21 ... 2 10 o Fidelity Lodge , 430 ... ... 2 10 o Excelsior Lodge , 11 55 ... 2 10 o Temperance Lodge , 16 9 ... 2 10 o

Montague Guest Lodge , 1 9 00 ... 2100 Manor Lodge , 13 C 7 ... ... 2 10 o j Shakespeare Lodge , 99 ... 2 10 c j Marquisof Dalhousie Lodge , 1 159 2 10 o j Hammersmith Lodge , 2090 ... 2 10 o j Shrewsbury , 1520 Lodge ... 2 10 o j Faith Lodge , 4 S 4 ... ... 2 10 o

j The Granite Lodge ... ... 2 10 o : Lombardian Lodge ... ... 2 10 o 1 Lodge of Honour , 379 ... 2 10 o ¦ Hova Ecclesia Lodge ... 2 10 o Alfred Lodge , 340 ... ... 2 10 o

: Cornubian Lodge , 450 ... 2 10 o j Oakwood Lodge , 1126 ... 2 10 o 1 Bowyer Lodge , 10 36 ... ... 2 10 o South Saxon Lodge , 311 ... 2 10 o Eclectic Lodge , 1201 ... ... 2 10 o

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