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erection of a preparatory school to brethren who had already qualified themselves as Life Governors , and Lord Holmesdale , now Earl Amherst , was in the chair , and 402 Stewards acted , the amount raised was the magnificent sum of £ 23 , 029 . ( App lause . ) Large amounts had been raised by various provinces at different times . He had not ' picked these amounts out himself ; they had been handed to him . The brethren mig ht think him

egotistical , but he could not help saying that Lancashire was to the front in 1869 . East Lancashire subscribed £ 3 88 $ ; West Yorkshire in 1881 £ 3560 ; East Lancashire again in 18 79 £ 3542 ; Kent , in February of the present year , --63483 . ( Applause ) . These were very large sums , but it had been whispered to him that they might be surpassed that day , but he knew nothing about it himself , and he would not spoil the pleasure of the Secretary of the Institution , who would this showed how

have to make the announcement of the lists . To his mind all thoroughly the great principle of the Masonic Order , Charity , was fixed in the minds of the brethren , and also that those who were admitted into Freemasonry were not only capable but willing to bear their share in the great work . Remember , this was not all that be bad been telling tbe brethren , for in many provinces of England there were other large Charities , he might say worthy Charities , which

were subscribed to locally by the brethren and the Provincial Grand Lodges , which werealldoinggoodwork , and were maintainingandeducatingthose who were destitute and ignorant . For his own part , he wished to thank most heartily and from the very bottom of his heart all those brethren whc- had come forward that day to support him . Mig ht their efforts never relax —( applause )—but might y this great work of Charity in Masonry long continue to advance , and point out to

the world that Masons were in earnest , that they were not merely a convivial and ornamental society , but that they- kept in mind the princip les of the Order , and meant to keep on with them . ( Cheers . ) * ' On Tuesday he had the great pleasure of visiting the School , accompanied by Lad y Lathom , who kindly consented to deliver the prizes . He and she were delighted with all they saw . They were there only a short time , and they were

not able to go over the whole of the establishment , but he had been over it before , and was able to describe to her ladyship the dormitories . In the first place they found the boys well taught ; the proficiency they showed in their studies was very remarkable , as was shown by the prizes which were given . But they were struck—and to a lady it was more

striking than it was to a man's view—with tbe healthy look of the boys , and it was a fact that at this present moment there was not a single case of illness in the infirmary . He was sure all the parents of the boys and the supporters of the Institution would be delighted with that statement . From an historical point of view he could quite understand how very disappointing it must be to a head master and those who worked with him to find that their pupils were taken away from them

or rather left them just at the age at which a boy was beginning to show his best ability . He wished it were possible to keep them at the School longer ; if it were one year more it would be something ; if it were two it would be better , for then these boys would be able to compete fairly and on a better basis than they were now able to compete for scholarships with other boys . Of course that was a matter for the Committee and he had no doubt they would give it

their best consideration . If Masons paid a very high price for the education of these boys it must be surely worth while carrying that out thoroughly ; carrying the education to its fullest extent , and fitting the boys for any walk in life they mig ht have the opportunity of entering . He did not say that anything was left undone that ought to be done ; but still , when they were doing a work it might perhaps be well to consider whether they could not do something

more . He was now going to touch upon a point which would be perfectly new to many of the brethren , if not to all of them . ' Before very long it mig ht have to be considered whether it would not be for the benefit of the School to remove a little further into the country . The present quarters , as the brethren knew , were located on a terribly sticky , clayey soil . Everyone knew a clay soil was not conducive to health . No one purchasing a place would

choose a clay soil . There were plenty of sites with a gravel soil to be got , and what a pleasant thing it would be to visit the School if it was in the country on a gravel soil . Of course , it was a financial question and required very great care and thought . He mentioned the subject as a caution to those who wished to have more school buildings erected on the same site , because he could tell them it was a mere waste of money . If they went on building it would militate against the value of the site in the market . He did not

know the value of the place , but he did know that if they covered it with buildings they would not realise what they would want for the site when they desired to get rid of it . There was another reason for his wishing that they should leave the present site , the appearance of the surroundings . It was surrounded now by very small tenements indeed . That was . not what they should have around a great School like this ; for this was a great School . He threw this out as a hint ; it mi ght not be acceptable to the Committee or the brethren , but he thought it was worth thinking over . He then proposed the toast .

Bro . GEORGE PLUCKNETT , P . G . D ., Treasurer of the Institution , responded . He first thanked the Stewards for what they had done , and then all the ladies present , many of whom had come long distances to assist poor orphan boys . This was a very important day for the Boys' School . He had been connected with it for the last 23 years , and he had never seen so prosperous a day for it as that day . The noble lord had said he presided at a similar Festival 11 years ago , but his

lordship did not tell the brethren that on that occasion the donations were larger than they had ever been before or since , except on the occasion when Lord Holmesdale presided . Therefore , he ( Bro . Plucknett ) mentioned the circumstance . Whenever the Earl of Lathom came forward to help an Institution they might be sure he would be well and generously supported . Bro . MCLEOD ( Secretary ) then read the following—STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . Grand Stewards ' , Bro . F . T . Rushton ... 10 10 0 1 Bro . John Dimsdale ... 40 7 0 2 „ Major F . D . Tagart 33 12 0

4 „ O . T . Hodges ... 23 2 0 5 „ F . Pattison 30 18 0 6 „ Charles C . Seton ... 7 „ Edwin Gamman ... 26 5 o 8 „ W . P . Fuller ... 23 2 o 10 „ Samuel Green ( see

also R . A . C . ) ... 42 o o 13 „ John G . Milbourn ... 200 o 0 14 „ Chas . W . Stephens Joseph Savory ( the Wi

21 „ ght Hon . the Lord Mayor ) , Hon . Pres . 21 „ Richard S . Charles 37 16 0 23 „ E . M . Money ... 36 15 o 20 „ V . T . H . Hastings 29 „ Edward Terry ( see

also No . 21 go ) ..-20 „ Philip H . Waterlow 32 11 o 33 „ Ernest Flint ... 39 iS o 34 „ Arthur Dutton ( see also No . 2305 ) ... I

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Lodge £ s . ** , 34 Bro . Walter H . Glazier ... 73 o o 45 J . H . T . Nell 42 o o 4 6 „ Edwd . J . Humphery 6 4 1 o 55 JJ Edward H . Brown 39 iS o 58 „ T . G . Robinson ... 26 5 o

59 „ R . H . Stimpson ... 69 6 o 59 JJ * A . S . Berenberg ... — 60 „ William Masters ... 36 15 o 9 ' JJ Edwin S . Lardner ... 40 o o 92 JJ Gotthelf Greiner ... 10 10 o 95 J , John M . Knight ...

142 „ T . de Courcy Meade 75 12 o 143 J , Herbert T . Steward ( seealsoNo . 1537 ) 14 S 1 o r 44 JJ Col . J . G . Unite ... 36 15 o

144 JJ Richard Barham ... 13 13 0 ' 45 JJ Charles A . Woods ... 6 9 16 6 162 „ Herbert Haynes ... 37 5 6 l 6 5 JJ Richard A . bush ... 22 1 o 167 „ Edwin Storr ... 84 o o 172 , j Fred . Wm . Jordan 26 5 0 177 JJ T . B . Goodfellow ... 85 o o

179 JJ W . Hopekirk ( see also No . 19 S 6 ) ... 42 o 0 1 S 0 „ John F . S y kes ... 36 15 o 180 „ Frederick J . Street ...

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Lodge £ . s . d . 197 Bro . W . Masterman ( see also No . 111 S ) ... 113 8 o 211 „ W . J . Dyer ... 21 o o 217 „ Joseph Owen ... 79 iC o 231 „ Spencer W . Morris 54 12 o 2 35 „ Clarence Smith ... 15 15 o

256 „ C . VV . Mapleton ... 36 15 0 259 „ Thomas Fenn ... 195 6 o 26 3 „ Henry Pritchard ( see also Middx . ) ... 9 ; 13 o 26 3 „ George VV . Carter ... 10 10 o 511 „ James Wm . Cuff ... 26 8 6 534 J > Jonah Nowa Kovvski 37 16 o

53 S „ John Skinner ... OS 5 o 54 S „ Fredk . VV . Hancock 10 10 0 5 G 9 „ F . G . Newton ... 70 7 o 657 JJ William Maple ( see also Committee Dinner Club ) ... 49 7 0 704 „ Hy . Ellis Coffin ... 37 0 o

720 j , A . Charles Wood ... 50 o o 733 JJ VV . Drew 45 0 o 749 „ Edward Triggs ... 5 6 7 6 753 JJ W . J . Stratton ... 103 19 o S 34 „ Frederick Craggs ... 73 10 o S 60 „ William H . Purkiss 40 o o S 79 „ Charles H . Freyer .. 36 15 o

9 6 9 „ Capt . G . Hearn ( see also No . 2399 ) ... 47 5 o 111 S „ W . Masterman ( see also No . 197 ) ... — 11 S 5 „ Francis Knight ... 52 10 o 1201 „ Capt . R . H . Lyon ... 22 1 o 122 7 „ Samuel Toye ... 78 15 o

1261 „ William Hicklm ... 127 S „ Basil Stewart ... 45 o 0 1297 „ Watson Osmond ... 46 14 6 129 S „ Ernest E . Streat ... 34 13 o 1 3 21 „ F . J . Potter ... 55 o o 1364 „ Augustus F . Lay ... 90 . 6 o 1381 „ J . E . La Eeuillade .. 7 8 15 o

1352 „ R . J . Perry 52 10 0 1353 JJ Major-Gen . J . C . Hay 91 7 o 1397 JJ Henry J . Prangley 52 10 o 144 6 „ S . C . Potter ... 40 7 6 H 75 JJ W . T . P . Montgomery 100 o o 1491 „ A . W . Orwin , M . D . 381 , o

I 5 ° 7 > J W . F . Bates ... 73 10 o 1537 „ H . T . Steward ( see also No . 143 ) ... — 1563 JJ L . Bladier 32 2 6 1572 „ W . Wright ... 52 10 o 1591 „ Lieut .-Col . A . B .

Cook 435 15 0 1612 „ C . W . Cunningham 31 10 o 1614 „ Geo . H . Reynolds ... 43 16 6 1614 „ A . Bush 1615 „ VV . B . Lethbridge .. 27 o o 1624 „ E . G . Hooper ... 72 6 o 1624 „ J . E . Lockyer ... to 10 o

1642 „ John R . Roberts ... in 16 o 16 GS „ Joseph Van Praagh 10 10 o 1671 „ Josiah Russell ... 10 S 3 o 16 S 1 „ George Read ... 52 10 o 16 S 7 „ Walter Adams ... 6 4 1 o 16 S 7 „ * E . L . P . Valeriani ... — 1693 ,, Thomas Casely ... 10 10 0

16 95 „ B . J . W . Lone ... ' 21 o o ] 7 ° 4 JJ J * B . Scriven ... 31 10 o 1707 „ R . W . Chapman ... 40 o o 170 S „ C . Woodrow ... 35 14 0 1728 „ Frederick Cleak ... *) 172 S „ Geo . J . Garland ... ) 5 ° ° 1743 JJ John State 25 o o

1744 „ W . A . Scurrah ... 6 3 o 0 17 GS „ * A . W . Duret ... — 17 CS „ VV . G . Kentish ... 27 6 o 176 9 „ H . F . Nash 5 2 10 0 176 9 „ F . Wright 176 9 „ J . Odell - 1789 „ Major J . Ritchie ... 121 10 6

I 79 1 JJ J-J- Cantle ... 138 10 o 1791 „ Edwin Austin ... 26 5 o 1804 „ R . R . Green ... 94 10 o 1805 „ B . Johnson 105 o o 1 S 16 „ E . VV . Clements ... 26 15 o 1 S 27 „ E . F . Fitch 27 6 o 1 S 39 j , C . H . Cox 61 13 6

'S 39 JJ F . J . Humphreys ... 21 o o 1900 „ S . Brooks 31 10 o 1 9 „ R . J . Taylor ... 21 10 o 1928 „ W . T . Perkins ... 12 15 o 1949 „ Wm . Kirkland ... 43 o 6

\ 1 f 12 „ John Green 78 15 o 1962 „ * J . C . Tilt — 19 63 „ * H . H . Nuding * .. — 1962 „ * George Gregory ... — i 9 G 3 JJ J-J- White 20 o 0 19 S 7 „ W . M . Stiles ( see

also R . A . C . No . i 507 ) 127 1 o 19 S 6 „ W . Hopekirk ( see also 179 ) ... 29 S o 2000 „ W . E . Stewart . 30 18 6

2020 „ G . Moore Sayle ... 36 15 o 20 3 „ J . M . Marjason ... 2045 „ David Stroud ... 38 14 6 2060 „ E . St . Clair ... 15 15 o 209 S „ Francis S . Long ... 18 18 o 2108 „ Frank Jameson ... iS 18 o 212 S „ Rev . H . A . Hebb ,

M . A iS iS o 212 S „ J . S . Cumberland ... 10 10 o 212 S „ Wm . Hy . Bullock ... 23 2 o 2128 „ S . B . Bolas ... 42 o o 2 I 5 o , j J . J . Thomas ... 106 11 6 2168 „ Joseph Corbett ... 117 17 o

2190 „ E . Terry ( see also No . 29 ) 21 9 „ Sir . J . R . S . Vine ... 220 ( 5 ,, George H . Lewis ... 24 3 o 2233 „ Thos . Wakley , jun . 55 2 G 22 4 2 „ E . G . Lewis ... 58 10 6 2264 „ C . Mussared ... 42 o o 2265 „ E . J . Acworth ... 5210 0

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^ ° l H B r v k s * d * 2271 Bro . H . R . Graham ... 170 0 234 S „ S . J . Attenborough 50 S

also No . 34 ) . . .. 25 5 0 2 399 JJ Capt . G . Hearn ... Lodges of Instruction 129 S Bro . Thomas Cull ... 115 , 2030 „ Jas . Gibson ... n I 0 0 Chapters 8 Comp . Lennox Browne , F . R . C . S . ... 41 I 2 n

10 ,, Sam . Green ( see also Lodge No . 10 ) 142 „ John Glass ... 15 1- n 16 72 „ W . D . E . B . Sea- *

grave J 0 I 0 0 1706 „ Richard Eve ... 15 15 0 COMMITTEE DINNER CLUB . Bro . W . Maple ( see also No-657 ) ... 28 7 0

UNATTACHED . Bro . J . Derby Allcroft ... 26 5 „ „ William H . Bolt ... 10 10 0 „ John Brown 37 , 0 „ W . A . Brown 10 10 0 „ Frederick Browne

„ Major C . W . Carrell .. 10 10 n „ W . J . Cattle „ George Everett ... ... 26 5 0 „ George E . Fairchild ... 21 0 0 „ Dr . S . Farmer „ G . VV . Fenn 10 10 0

„ Peter Forge 21 o 0 „ W . M . Foxcroft „ Fred . Glover „ Augustus G . Harris ... io 10 0 „ F . R . W . Hedges ... 10 10 0 „ Frederick J . Horniman 10 10 0

„ Thomas Hutchinson ... 10 10 0 „ F . G . Ivey „ Geo . Kenning 73 14 0 „ Richard Kershaw ... 15 15 0 „ Capt . C . J . Knightly ... 10100 „ H . B . Marshall , J . P . ... 15 15 0 „ H . B . Marshall , B . A . ... 15 15 0

„ J . M . McLeod ( see also Derby and W . Lanes . ) 36 15 0 „ Col . J . A . R . Mead ... 550 „ D . D . Mercer 31 10 0 „ Gordon Miller 10 10 0 „ Oscar Phillippe ... 10 10 0

„ Belgrave Ninnts ... 21 00 „ Major C . Probyn „ Frank Richardson ... 94 to 0 ,, G . Sales „ Maurice Spiegel „ James Stephens ... 21 0 0

„ Sir G . Goldie-Taubman 10 10 0 „ James Terry 3 6 15 0 „ R . Thompson ... ... 10 10 0 „ Col J . Ward 105 0 0 „ William Webb . . W . Webber

„ Dr . E . E . Wendt ... 10 10 n

LEWIS . A . L . Fit-Roy Cook THE PROVINCES . BEDFORDSHIRE . The Province—Bro . C . E . Prior 109 4 ° Lodge 540 „ S . L . Kilpin ... 30 0 °

BERKSHIRE . Bro . Robt . Nicholson ... 42 0 0 945 „ E . L . Shepherd ... 10 10 0 IIOI „ J oseph Greenavvay 1770 „ Geo . J . Dyke ... 39 7 " 222 S „ R . E . Goolden ... n n °

BRISTOL . The Province—Bro . Pierrepont Harris ... 5 4 l °

BUCKS . * Bro . Geo . Gardner ... Lodge 840 ,, Rev . W . L . Harnett , *) S 40 „ M . A ., Rev . F . R . \ H ' 4 ° Harnett , M . A . ) 948 „ E . T . Mackrill ... 52 1 ° ° 0 0

94 S „ L . Phillips 20 1410 „ T . Taylor ( see also R . A . C . No . 840 ) 1894 „ Wm . Woollett ... 16 l 0 ° 2244 „ Hy . G . Higswell ... 20 ° ° 2309 „ Skinner Chapter , „ S 40 Comp . T . Taylor 27 ° u CAMBRIDGESHIRE .

Lodge 0 Soo Bro . George Carrick ... i ° 3 u > 0 859 „ W . H . Francis ... 37 5

CHESHIRE . Bro . Rev . C . W . Spencer * Stanhope ( „ J . T . Thompson - „ John Woolley Sg „ John Clayton 10 4 „ Herbert Finch 10 4 ,, George Gaskell ...

267 „ C . A . Bradley - 267 „ Edwin Crew 287 „ James Cookson 2 S 7 „ William Lancaster 287 „ 1 . McClelland - 2 S 7 „ Thos . E . Rigby - 322 „ G . R . Brady 323 „ Edward Taylor - 336 ., Jesse Tymm