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CONTENTS . PAGE L BADBRThe Boys' School Festival ... ... ... ... •••34 i Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—103 rd Annivresary Festival .. ... 341 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—Distribution of Prizes ... ... 347

Royal Arch ... ... ... •••¦•••••- 347 MASONIC NOTESWest Lancashire Freemasonry ... ... ... ¦••349 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Isle of Man ... 349 Empress Lodge , No . 2581 ... ... ... ... ... 349 Festival of the East Lancashire Systematic Educational and Benevolent Institution ... ... ... ... ... ... 349 Installation of Lord Barnard as Provincial Grand Master of Durham ... 349 .

Correspondence ... ... ... ••¦ ... ••¦ 35 ° Reviews — •••¦••••••••¦•••••35 ° Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... - 35 ° Lion and Lamb Lodge , No . 192—Summer Outing ... ... ... 351 Consecration of the Norfolk Lodge , No . 2852 ... ... ... 351

Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... •¦•35 * An " Emulation" Picnic ... ... ... ... ... 352 Masonic Se rvice at Accrington ... ... ... ... ... 354 Instruction ... ... ... ••••••¦•••••354 Science , Art , and the Drama ... ... ... ... ... 354 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 35 °

The Boys' School Festival.

THE BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

The 103 rd Festival in behalf of thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , which , in the order of time , is the last of the three great Anniversary Festivals of the year , was held at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday , the 26 th instant , under the presidency of

Bro . the Right Hon . W . W . B . BEACH , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . There was a very large attendance of ladies and brethren ; and it is needless to say that everything passed off most satisfactorily . Our usual ample

report will be found in another column , but we cannot allow the opportunity to pass without offering our most sincere congratulations to the distinguished brother who occupied the chair , and who lias always exhibited so great an interest

in this and our other Institutions ; to the Board of Stewards who laboured so strenuously and so successfully to promote the financial interests of the School ; to the Donors and Subscribers , who gave so generously of their means in order to

strengthen those interests ; and , lastly , to thc Institution , which has benefited so largely by their efforts , and will be encouraged tu discharge its duties , if possible , more effectually than in the

past . We trust that future Festivals may , at least , equal that of Wednesday in the splendid measure of success with which it was attended .

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

103 RD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL .

1 u i 0 ^ Anniversary in connection with the above Institution was neld at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday , the 26 th instant , when about ooobri thren and ladies sat down to dinner , Bro . the Right Hon . W . W . Hra-ntUn Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . M . for Hants and the Isle of Wight , ltu iiee of the Instiiution , in the chair . There were present a large lumber of Giand Officers and Provincial Grand Officers from all parts of Ine country .

At the conclusion of the dinner , M - t 91 AI ? MAN | '" P P bsin & " The Health of his Most Gracious ajeity the King , ' uk ihe opportunity of announcing that his Majesty nan consented tO become Grand Patrni of the Tncrirnrlnn

The announcement was received with loud and prolonged applause . Miss Annie Bartle led the singing of the National Anthem . . ne customary loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed by the CIIAIR •IAN Who , in proposing the toast ot " The Grand Officers , " referred to tfie Amh f h ' mSelf initiated the Pf 0 Grand Master , the Earl

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Bro . the Right Hon . Viscount TEMFLETOWN , S . G . W ., responded on behalf of the Grand Officers , and gracefully acknowledged the honour that had been conferred upon him and the Masons of Ireland , whom he represented , in being called upon to respond to this toast . He tendered them his own congratulations- and those of the Grand Lodge of Ireland on the King having become their Grand Patron .

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the evening— " Success to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " The Institution had been formed in 179 S , with only eight boys receiving the benefit of education from it . In 1809 , when the Jubilee of King George III . was celebrated , the number of boys had increased to 50 . In 1 S 32 King Willhm IV . became Patron , ths being the first occasion on which Royalty became associated with the

Institution , and the Duke of Sussex became their President , an office he continued to hold till his death . In 1 S 41 there were 70 boys in the Schoi I , but in 1 S 48 the School attracted great attention from the whole of the Craft . Till then the School had been supported by London lodges , but since then Masons in all parts of England had rallied round the School .

The original project of the founders to have a building of their own was at length realised , and in 1 S 57 a house was purchased at Wood Green , which accommodated 25 boys at first , but later on was enlarged so as to accommodate 70 . In 1862 the first stone of the present building was laid , and in 1 S 73 the School had 173 boys , a number which

' ~ Z : _ TIHTcM AIRMAN . ' ' , ' had sir . ee increased to 295 . Great exertions had been made , and of late years a marked advance had taken place in the management and curriculum of the Institution . Sixty-five boys had received the benefit of higher education , and 55 had passed the Senior Cambridge Loci ! Examination , and

eight had passed the University of London Matriculation Examination . The development of the physique of the boys was not neglected ; and on Monday , when attending the distribution of prizjs , he had been pleased with the excellent way in which the b lys acquitted themselves in their display of gymnastics . He would couple the toast with the name of the Treasurer of the Institution , liro . Chas . Keyser .

Bro . C . E . KEYSER , P . G . D ., Treasurer and Patron of tht Institution , said he ftlt he had an easy task in responding to the to ^ st , since the Chairman had told them everything there was to tell in connection with the Institution . Their thanks were due to the Chairman and MM . Baach , that lady having distributed the prizes for them on Monday . His task as Treasurer the brethren had made an easy one ; but th y had now neatly 300

boys in the School , so money was continually required . At the centenary of the Institution ^ 141 , 000 had been raised , but since then they had provided another establishment , so money would sill be reqiired , and he hoped the brethren would very soon forget that ; £ 141 , 000—( laughter )—and subscribe liberally to the Institution seeing they had no

more centenaries coming on till the Oid People hid theirs in about 40 years' time . The new School at Bushey had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire about a fortnight ago , but the catastrophe had been averted , and he hoped that success would always attend ihem in their new home .