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SOUTH WALES ( EAST DIVISION ) . Lodge £ s . d . 6 79 Bro . S . T . Jolliffe ... 20 o o STAFFORDSHIRE . Bro . J . Bodenham ( see \ also Shrops . ) ... j 41 S „ E . V . Greatbach ... I 41 S WmTunnicliff t

„ . ... ,.. J ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 41 S „ J . T . Hovvson ... \ G 24 „ G . L . Blackball ... f 4 ' I 5 ° 624 „ J . G . Mallins ... 1 1060 „ R . H . Griffin ... J 2064 „ W . H . Hovvson ... I 2149 „ Thomas Taylor ... ' SUFFOLK . Mait 6 0

Bro . Rev . C . J . yn 315 81 „ R . J . Carthevv ... 22 o o 93 G „ W . H . Hall ... 48 G 0 122 4 „ Henry C . Pratt ... 7 8 15 o 1592 JJ J . C . Smith ... 11 G 11 o SURREY . 1046 Bio . W . H . Brodie 1149 „ H . E . Turner ... 2 G 14 0

13 G 2 „ Fred . S . Sillitoe ... 22 1 o 1 S 72 „ E . Stinwell ... 10 10 0 1 S 92 „ Wm . Pile 1 9 „ Alfred Crew ... 55 2 6 19 S 2 „ E . H . Minns ... 75 12 o 2120 „ A . W . Crevvdson ... 42 o o 2222 „ Daniel Hughes ... Go 2 o SUSSEX .

Bro . V . P . Freeman ... 10 10 o ,, Richard Clowes ... 15 15 0 „ C . VV . Hudson ... 10 10 o „ Walter Smith ... — „ S . H . Soper ... 5 5 ° „ Thomas Billing ... — „ W . Nell

—„ S . R . Legg — „ W . Bennett ... 10 10 0 40 „ W . S . Allen ... 35 14 0 315 „ James Terry ... 23 2 o 732 „ James Bradford ... 131 5 o 732 „ VV . Botting ... 10 10 0 S 51 „ T . H . Crouch ... 26 5 o 1 no „ W . E . Morrison ( see

also R . A . C . ) ... mo „ C . H . Haine ... 10 10 o mo „ J . H . Wright ... 22 11 6 1303 JJ Richard Weston ... 15 15 o 1465 „ C . B . Warre ... 26 5 o 1466 „ J . P . S . Roberts ... 06 3 o 1 G 36 „ A . J . Crouch ... 10 10 0 1636 „ E . Mitchell ... 10 10 0

1636 „ J . Sayers 59 17 o 1726 „ A . Lloyd 63 0 o 1726 ,, Dr . C . W . Blaker ... 10 10 o t ? 97 » I-L J- Pearce ... 17 17 o 1 S 21 ,, A . P . Dollman ... 2100 2201 ,, R . P . Clowes ... 105 0 o Chapter 91 G Bro . VV . E . Morrison ( see also No . 1110 ) ... 22 1 o

WARWICKSHIRE . The Province—Bro . George Beech ... 220 10 o Lodge

43 Bro . Samuel Gordon .. 10 10 o 473 ,, Faithful 10 10 o 502 „ J . Herbert Simpson 15 15 0 925 ,, Thos . R . Arter ... 26 5 o 1 G 30 ,, A . E . Friedlander ... 3 G 15 o WILTSHIRE .

The Province — Miss Florence M . Tombs Bro . Henry C . Tombs ... 224 ig 6

Lodge G 32 Bro . George L . Palmer 8 4 o 0 12 7 „ Geo . J . Farrington 48 6 o WORCESTERSHIRE . 2 S 0 Bro . J . Sharman VVood 95 11 0 377 „ G . W . Grosvenor ... 25 0 0 1204 „ Dr . Thos . Pike ... 15 15 o 2034 ,, T . R . Arter 21 0 o

YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST ) . Lodge 236 Bro . Thos . S . Brogden ... 43 1 o G 112 & 1 S 4 S Bro . VV . H . Cowper 122 17 o 2328 Bro . T . II . Whytehead 11 11 o YORKSHIRE ( VVEST ) . Bro . T . VV . Tew . J . P . ... " * ] „ VV . F . Smithson ... 139 Bro . G . W . Hawksley ...

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139 4 o Berkshire 103 8 6 Bristol 5 S 4 17 o Buckinghamshire 151 6 o Cambridgeshire 140 4 o Cheshire 1050 0 o Cornwall . „ 111 ¦; o

Cumberland and Westmorland 2 G 6 3 6 Derbyshire 800 9 o Devonshire 405 o o Dorsetshire 233 o o Durham ... 127 1 0 Essex 119 G 14 o Gloucestershire ... ... ifin 11 n

Hants and Isle of Wight ... 2 S 2 9 o Herefordshire 32 6 o Hertfordshire 221 10 o Kent .. 279 19 o Lancashire ( East ) S 94 2 o >> ( West ) 6025 10 o Lincolnshire ... 417 14 6 Middlesex 2 Si 12 o

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139 Bro . Thomas Gunstone ... ' 39 j ) Joseph Jackman ... 154 „ Major G . Bolton ... 154 JJ Wm . A . Statter ... 154 „ F . Lee ¦ 34 JJ Walter Fennell 20 S „ R . J . Critchley , J . P . 20 S „ Geo . Clay , J . P . ...

20 S „ T . Bateman Fox ... 275 JJ William Murphy ... 28 9 „ A . W . Chapman ... 290 „ Edward Haigh 296 „ Thomas Harrison ... 296 „ Lieut .-Col . J . E . Bingham 296 „ William P . Deakin

296 ,, John Deakin 296 „ William C . Wilson 29 G „ John S . Burnell ... 296 „ James G . Lovvood ... 29 G „ Frederick Hallam ... 302 „ G . H . Hodgson ... 302 „ Henry Smith 302 „ Charles H . Speight

302 „ Arthur H . Thwaites 302 „ Joseph S . Colefax ... 304 „ James Bedford 304 ,, C . Leitch Mason ... 306 „ J . C . Malcolm 30 G „ John Dyson 306 „ D . Wedderspoon ... 495 J > G . C . Scholten 495 JJ W . Wigglesvvorth ... ¦ -21 ,, Samuel Crossley ...

521 „ W . H . Jessop 521 „ J . H . Sterry 521 „ John Dawson 827 „ Henry Hill S 37 „ Capt . A . Tupman ... 904 „ Marriott Le Tall ... ! 910 ,, Caleb England ... ) 1650 o o

974 „ H . A . Foster ... J 1019 „ John Wordsworth ... 101 9 „ H . G . E . Green ... ' ioig „ Harry Plews ... I 10 4 2 „ John I . Booth 10 4 „ H . Cowbrough 10 4 „ W . Pepper j 1102 ,, William Wilson ...

110 S „ Fred . Cobley 110 S „ William Laycock ... uoS ,, Edmund Walker ... 1221 ,, John J . Marsh 1221 „ H . Marsh 1239 „ George Senior 1239 u George H . Hunt ... 1239 „ Dr . T . Spowart ...

1239 „ Albert j . Burks ... 1239 ; , M . T . Dodworth ... 1 3 11 ,, Win . W . Clayton ... 1 3 11 ,, T . Crofsley 1 3 11 „ W . S . Blackburn ... j 1 3 11 „ Geo . H . demons ... 1 3 „ M . A . Brigg nu .. A . T . Walker

1513 j , T . VV . Embleton ... 1513 JJ C . VV . Fincken 1513 .. E . J . Massie 1542 „ C . Arthur Phillips ... ! 1542 „ G . F . Carr 206 9 „ Rev . J . H . Evans ... 206 9 „ Tudor Trevor 2060 ,, Charles Middleton ...

206 9 „ Edward Ellis 206 9 „ C . J . Hannan 2259 „ John Constable 2263 „ V . Dearden 2263 „ H . A . Brook 22 G 3 „ T . H . Vernon 22 G 3 .. Thomas D . Abbott

22 G 3 „ Walter C . Fox ... 22 GS „ VV . John VVest ... 2 3 21 „ A . j . Boyle ... / ISLE OF MAN . Bro . T . H . Nesbit ... go o o FOREIGN STATIONS . BENGAL .

Bro . VV . Girling 10 10 o „ VV . Franks 10 10 o HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA . Bro . Paul Jordan ... 10 10 o Lodge CYPRUS . 2277 Bro . Surgeon VV . Kiddle 10 10 o DEMERARA . 247 „ David H . McGowan 10 10 o

rHE PROVINCES . : £ s . d .

Monmouthshire 25 10 o Norfolk 220 o o North Wales 173 5 o Northants and Hunts ... 20 9 10 o Northumberland 21 o o Nottinghamshire 221 6 o Oxfordshire 259 8 o

Shropshire 210 0 o Somersetshire 493 7 o South Wales ( East Division ) 20 o o ! Staffordshire 414 15 o Suffolk 302 7 o Surrey 292 1 6 Sussex 740 15 6

Warwickshire 321 4 o Wiltshire ... 357 5 6 Worcestershire 156 6 o Yorkshire ( North and East ) .. 177 9 o ,, ( West ) 1650 o o Isle of Man go o o Foreign Stations . 52 10 o

205 STEWARDS—LONDON £ 8566 3 o 559 STEWARDS—PROVINCES £ 20 , 287 4 6 GRAND TOTAL £ 28 , 853 7 6

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Bro . RICHARD EVE , responding to the toast of " The Board of Management , " which vvas proposed by Bro . Baron De Ferrieres , said it was deeply gratif ying to all the members of that Board to hear such an announcement as had been made that evening . They were very pleased to find this Institution no longer under a cloud . It had begun to shine under the auspices of the Most Worshipful Chairman . He hoped the sun might continue to shine on it . They had been told that

the Chairmanship of the Earl of Lathom in 18 S 3 was productive of great results . The Earl of Lathom beat the record on that occasion , he had beaten the record on the present occasion . He had not only beaten the record , but he" had doubled the record . Those splendid results arose from the exertions of the Board of Stewards , headed by the name of the Earl of Lathom . They were now educating

264 boys , but if they could get the Earl of Lathom on every Festival , instead of educating 26 4 they would be able to educate 500 boys . They were delighted vvith their Chairman and with the results of the Festival . They did not want to tell the brethren what they had done , but were quite satisfied with the brethren appreciating tbe Board's work , and that it had resulted in such success .

The other toasts were '* The Companion Masonic Institutions , " responded to by Bro . TERRY ; " The Board of Stewards , " acknowledged b y Bro . Captain J . D . MURRAY , P . G . D . C . West Lancashire ; and "The Ladies , " replied to by Bro . W . A . SCURRAH , Vice-Patron ; but during all this time so much noise was created b y ladies and brethren leaving the Pavilion for the grounds , that anything like a connecting sentence could not be heard . Bro . Morley acted as Toastmaster . The gold chain and full dress clothing presented to the Chairman was manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .

ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNS . We shall enter at once upon our task of analysing the figures contained in the foregoing list . We divide the Returns , as usual , into two sections , one of which , comprising the Stewards who represented

LONDON , mustered altogether 205 brethren , and it is particularly satisfactory to remark that the number of lodges represented is in excess of the average one-third , there being no less than 139 which sent up Stewards , to say nothing of the two lodges of instruction , five Royal Arch chapters , and the Committee Dinner Club , the brethren who acted in behalf of these various bodies being 161

and the number of Unattached 44 . The total raised by the exertions of these or at least by the exertions of those who have sent in their lists , is £ 8566 3 s ., or on an average between . £ 41 and £ 42 each . Bro . Lieut .-Col . A . B . Cook , hailing from the Studholme Lodge , No . 1591 , had the satisfaction of distancing all his rivals and securing the first place in this section of the Returns with the very fine total of £ 435 15 s ., the next being Bro . J . G . Milbourn , who , as Steward for the Union

Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 , compiled a total of £ 200 . Bro . T . Fenn , representing the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 259 , handed in asum of £ 195 6 s ., and Bro . W . R . Graham , of the comparatively new St . Pancras Lodge , No . 2271 , fourth , with £ 170 . The fifth place belongs to Bro . H . T . Steward , of the Middlesex Lodge , No . 143 , who compiled a total of £ 148 is ., Bro . J . J . Cantle , Creaton Lodge , No . 179 1 , being next , with £ 138 ios . Bro . W . M . Stiles , for

the Strand Lodge , No . 198 7 , did good work , and obtained a total of £ 127 is ., while Bro . Major J . Ritchie , of the Ubique Lodge , No . 178 9 , was not far behind with £ 121 ios . 6 d . Bro . Josiah Corbett , representing the Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 2168 , enlarged the general total by £ 117 17 s ., which , curiously enough , the Stewards who acted for the Royal Standard and the Abbey Lodges of Instruction , Nos . 1298 and 2030 respectively—Bros . T . Cull for the former

and J . Gibson for the latter—tied for next place vvith . £ 115 ios . Bro . W . Masterman , who took upon himself to act for the Jerusalem Lodge , No . 197 , and the University Lodge , No . 1118 , raised a total of £ 1 13 8 s ., and Bro . John R . Roberts , of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , was close at hand with £ 111 6 s . Then follows another group composed of Bro . W . J . Stratton , Steward for the Prince Frederick William , No . 753 , with £ 10945 . ; Bro . Josiah Russell , Mizpah Lodge , No .

1671 , with . £ 10833 . ; and Bro . J . J . Thomas , rivoli Lodge , No . 2150 , £ 106 1 is . od . ; and then three bracketed together vvith £ 10 $ each , namely , Bro . B . Johnson , Bromley St . Leonard Lodge , No . 1805 ; Bro . Col . John Ward , Unattached ; and Bro . F . Clark and Bro . G . J . Garland , who jointly took the interests of the Temple Bar Lodge under their care . Bro . W . T . P . Montgomery , of the Peckham Lodge , No . 1475 , brings up the rear vvith

a Return of £ 100 . Other good lists were those of Bro . W . H . Glazier , Mount Moriah Lodge , No . 34 , £ 73 ; Bro . T . De C . Meade , St . Thomas ' s , No . 142 , £ 75 12 s . ; Bro . Edwin Storr , St . John ' s , No . 16 7 , and Bro . T . B . GoodfeJIoiv , No . 177 , with £ 84 and £ 85 to their credit respectively ; Bro . H . Pritchard , No . 263 , £ 97 13 s . ; Bro . F . G . Newton , No . 569 , £ 70 7 s . ; Bro . F . Craggs , No . 834 , and Bro . Samuel Toye , No . 1327 , each with £ 7 8 15 s . ;

Bro . A . F . Lay , Earl of Zetland , No . 136 4 , £ go 6 s . ; Bro . Major-General Hay , Friends in Council , £ 91 7 s . ; Bro . W . F . Bates , No . 1507 , £ 73 ios . ; Bro . E . G . Hooper , No . 1624 , £ 72 6 s . ; Bro . R . R . Green , No . 1804 , . £ 84 ; Bro . J . Green , No . 1962 , £ 7 8 15 s . ; and Bro . George Kenning , Unattached , £ 73 14 s . All these brethren have done good service , and have helped to place the average for the London Stewards so hi gh . VVe now give our attention to

THE PROVINCES . At the Centenary Festival of the Girls' School in 1888 , every one of these sent up Stewards , the larger Provinces being very numerously represented , and the totals of their respective contributions very considerable . It is , therefore , most gratifying to find that at what after all is no more than an ordinary Festival , with no special inducements held out either to brethren to contribute or tothe Stewards

to exert themselves more than usual , there should have been included in Wednesday ' s list of Returns representatives from as many as 42 out of the 4 6 Provinces into which Freemasonry outside the London district is parcelled out . The four absentees were LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ( 12 lodges ) , which figured . in the Returns of the Benevolent Festival in February and at that of the Girls' School last month ; SOUTH WALES , WEST DIVISION ( 10 lodges ) , which vvas likewise represented

to good purpose at the same two Festivals ; and the CHANNEL ISLANDS ( 5 lodges ) , and J ERSEY ( 7 lodges ) , which both entered an appearance at the Benevolent festival of last year . Thus only a very small section of our country Freemasonry comprising 34 lodges found itself debarred , by previous engagements to support the other two Charities , or , for private reasons of their own , abstained , from contributing towards the success of Wednesday ' s meeting .

As regards the Provinces which did take part in the proceedings , and by the medium of 559 Stewards , raised the splendid sum of £ 20 , 287 4 * ** - • we n ° with pleasure that

BEDFORDSHIRE , with its six lodges , had two Stewards , of whom Bro . C . E . Prior , M . D ., Pr ° * G Secretary , did duty for the whole Province , while Comp . S . L . Kilpin , oftlie st " . under 1

Lodge , No . 540 , Bedford , took its interest in an especial manner wing . The sum of their lists was £ 139 4 s ., of which £ 109 4 s . vvas j * 'ji . ^ the Province , and £ 30 by the lodge representative . At the Boys' Fes tiy . in i 88 g , one of the lodges—the St . Andrew ' s , No . 803 , Bigg leswade—sent up a iof £ 42 , while at the Girls' Centenary the Bedfordshire Lodge of St . John Baptist , No . 475 , Luton , and No . S 03 together raised a total of £ 9 8 14 s * For the third time during the year