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did it thoroughl y and with all his might , and the fact of his interesting himself in any Degree in Freemasonry as in any other business in his career was a sufficient guarantee that the work would be thoroughly well done . The Earl of EUSTON , in acknowledging the toast , which was most enthusiastically received , said if what little he had been able to do had met with the approbation of the brethren and had been of advantage to any Degree in Masonry he was amply repaid for any trouble he had been put to . But

he miscalled it trouble , because it was not trouble to do anything for the good of a large and unbeaten Charitable Order which helped those who were in difficulties . That was the great point of Masonry , and he could assure the companv that whenever the assistance of the Grand Officers was wanted in such a cause if it was in the bounds of possibility they would render it . While he was standing he would propose " The Chairman , " who had made his mark in Masonry in every Degree to which he belonged .

Col . Money did not belong to quite so many Degrees as he ( the Earl of Euston ) did , who had joined all he had been asked to join . 1 lowever , they had got on very well together . Whenever he had met Col . Money he had found there was no belter or sounder Mason in England , and he wished him heart )' success in the future , and also success to that Festival . Bro . Col . MONEY , in reply , thanked the Earl of Euston for the very Haltering terms he had used respecting' him , and then proceeded to propose " Prosperity lo the Mark B-nevolcnt Fund . " That was the first occasion

on which he had officiated as Chairman at any festival of the kind . It was not for him to press upon the ladies and brethren the advantages and claims of that Institution , because the presence of the ladies and brethren showed the great and active interest they had taken in it . The Mark Benevolent Institution has now been running for a quarter of a century ; it had worked its way gradually to the front , beginning only with the relief of distress , and then going on to provide for the education of the children of Mark Masons , and also for the support of aged Mark Masons and their widows . It had gone on year by year graduallincreasing , and he was

y sure its progress would be commensurate with the progress of Mark Masonry , about which there could be no doubt whatever . Various circumstances had tended during the last year and a half to call forth the Charity of the people of England , and also to circumscribe the means of Charity , he was sorry to say . There had been very many and severe losses ; there had also been the extraordinary effort

made by that marvellous and grand Charity- — the Masonic Benevolent Institution for Old People— -that produced the largest charitable effort ever made in such a direction in England . Upon that they onl y congratulated them , and only hoped that that occasion mi ght at some future time fall to the lot of the Mark Benevolent Fund . In this year we had just had that fearful national calamity in the loss of H . M . S . Victoria , which had called upon the charitable , and to which they had most liberall y

responded . All these causes , even though , slightly , most affect in a measure a Charitable Institution of that kind . He could speak with greater advantage if he knew what the total amount collected that night was , but he was speaking in ignorance , and he could only share in the hope expressed b y the Earl of Euston about beating the record . He was afraid he could hardl y look for that , but that it might be an improvement on late years , and that it might be proved that the Mark Benevolent Institution

was deeply rooted in the hearts of the Freemasons of England , and that they would bear its interests in their hearts and do all they could in that and in future years for its welfare . He hoped when the figures were announced they would give solid encouragement for the future . Bro . C . F . MATIER , G . Sec , then read the following lists and said it would be gratif ying to the company to know that the result was hi ghly satisfactory : STEWARDS' LIST .

LADY STEWARDS . £ s . d . \ Mrs . Bevan 5 5 " Miss Ida M . Bevan 550 Mrs . Stewart Brown ,, Carrell 5 1 o j

„ Main ( see Uro . Main , Kent ) — 1 „ T . P . Dorman Miss Sybil Harhord 550 Mrs . C . F . Matier 10 10 0 . . Gordon Miller

„ Pigott ... : ;; Miss Pigott Mrs . W . M . Wright 5 5 o GENERAL BOARD . Bro . the Earl of Euston , Pro G . M ... 10 10 o ,, Viscount Dungarvan , Dep .

G . M „ C . W . Carrell , Pres . ( sec-Lodge No . 4 UI 1 ... ... —¦ ,, Frank Richardson , Vice- ; Pres 10 10 o j 1

,, R . Bemdge „ ,, ; , A . Stewart liiown ( see I Herts and Middx . ) ... — ! „ C . H . Driver 36 15 o J ,, Gordon Miller i i o

,, * A . R . Carter - 1 „ A . Williams 10 10 o ,, A . Woocliuiss 10 lo o „ R . Main ( sic Kent ) ... — „ Jabez Church 5 5 o „ R . Clowes 5 5 o „ F . Mead 5 5 o „ C . Belton . 5 5 °

LONDON . I . odge Grand Stewards liro . John Tomkins ... 10 iu u Bon Accord Uro . W . J ., Sprafling 1 / 11 < i Old Kent ( T . I . ) Uro . ( . Skinner , ( ,, () „

1 Bro . lames Tovey Ruwe ... 22 11 6 7 ,, W . E . Stewart ... 770 104 ,, Jas . Pcarce l . ewin ... 12 12 o 22 4 „ Sir Geo . D . Ham ' s ... 21 o o 234 > . Walter Potter ... 21 o o 239 ,, W ' m . Shiirmur ... lo jo o -51 ,, Walter II . Glazier ... 2 y iS 0 315 „ | . Barnelt ( see Surrey J — 33 " „ W . H . Kempstcr . M . D . 12 12 0 1

Lodge _ £ s . d . 3 G 1 Uro . Samuel Green .. -o 7 o 3 G 3 „ R . T . Pigott , D . C . L . 10 10 o -too „ Belgrave Ninnis ... 5 5 o 40 G „ ¦ C . \ V . Carrell ... -M o o

¦| ii „ Capt . W . A . Weston 21 o 0 J' 5 » John C . Collier ... 6 9 6 o 431 „ R . Percy Clowes ... 10 10 o 433 ¦ „ T . Fletcher -15 „ J . J . Thomas 15 15 o . 150 „ P . Saillard S 5 1 0

UNATTACHED . Bro . George Cooper 550 „ C . F . Matier 52 10 o j „ F . R . W . Hedges ... 550 j „ S . J . Attenborough ( see Bro . Glazier's list ) ... — „ W . C . Cilles „ C . F . Howard 5 S o

1 ,, Rev . A . W . Oxford ... 5 5 o i „ Alfred H . Bevan 10 10 o „ Sir Augustus Harris ... 10 10 o „ Rev . Viscount Molesworth ,. ' 1 nomas B . White ( sec

Bro . Glazier's list ) ... — ,, W . I '" , l . amonby ... ... 550 „ William Maple 5 5 o PROVINCES .

Lodge BEDFORDSHIRE . ' 434 Bro . John Smith 25 1 * , 6 BERKS AND OXON . ¦ Province 1 Bro . Reginald Maples ... 5 -5 0 Lodge ! 225 Bro . George H . Morland ... 12 u o 235 „ Chas . Slaughter ... lo 10 o

CHANNEL ISLANDS . 425 Bro . J . 11 . Cockburn , M . D . 550 ; CUMBERLAND & WESTMORLAND . Province i liro . Spencer Broadhent ... 30 10 o

DEVONSHIRE . j The Hon . 11 . V . Duncomhc 2 I 5 o [ Province Bro . Geo . S . S . Lowe ... 55 1 . 1 6 1 Lodge 310 Bro . John Taylor , F . L . S ., F . C . S . ... ... id 16 o DORSETSHIRE . yy Bro . Major Win , Watts ... 20 o o

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Lodge . EAST ANGLIA . £ s . d . 92 Bro . Harry J . Sparks ... 15 15 o 34 . 2 „ Harry " P . Hay ... 15 15 o GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE .

Province Bro . R . V . Vassar-Smith ... 550 HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT . Lodge 2 Bro . A . Howell 21 o o 54 „ Edward Stone ... 220 12 5 „ David Sydenham ... 10 10 o HERTFORDSHIRE .

Bro . C . E . Keyser , M . A ., J . P 5 5 0 36 G „ Wm . P . Willson ... 10 15 o 354 „ Rev . A . W . Oxford , ( see Unattached ) 354 ,. * A . S . Brown 6 15 G

KENT . Bro . Frank H . Miller ... 550 44 „ Wm . C . Taylor ... 11 10 0 Gy „ Samuel Fuller ... 10 o o 294 „ * Robert Main 12 12 o 3 6 4 „ J . A . Whitfield ... 10 13 o

3 S 0 „ George Peden ... 12 11 0 390 „ R . Joynes Emmerson 21 12 o LANCASHIRE . St . John's , T . l . Bro . J . Kenyon 10 10 o „ „ „ W . Hayes 5 5 o 447 Bro . James De Bels Adam " JJ 7 Lord Skelmersdale tti

.. - JJ ~ ... « ~ .. 447 „ Thos . Clarke , M . D . 447 „ George A . Harradon 447 „ E . L . Lewes ... 447 „ R . R . Beves , jun . 447 „ Geo . E . Marsden AA ± .. Herbert Prettv ,-116 10 o

447 „ W . C . Higgins 447 „ W . H . Webb ... 447 „ Edward Holt ... 447 ,, G . G . Hodgson , M . D . 447 „ Thos . W . Oakshott 447 „ Alfred Woodall 447 „ Robert B . Jones j

LEICESTERSHIRE , NORTHAMPTONSHIRE , DERBYSHIRE , AND RUTLANDSHIRE . Bro . Percy Wallis . 5 5 0 „ John Hy . Thompson ... 550

,, George Fletcher „ W . H . Marsden , J . P . 550 Lodge 19 Bro . J . Herbert Marshall ... 42 o o 245 „ J hos . Phipps Dorman 15 1 . 5 o 24 G „ John H . Orme ... 10 10 o 302 „ Walter J . Piper ... iS 18 o LINCOLNSHIRE .

Provi nee Bro . Wm . R . F . Morton ... 53 iS o Lodge 117 Bro . * The Earl of Yarborough 5 5 0 3 S 7 „ K . M . Weigall , M . A . 550 427 „ John R . . Clarke ... 2100

MIDDLESEX . Province Bro . A . Stewart Brown ... 10 10 o

! Lodge £ s . c ! 3 Bro . Fredk . A . Jewson ... 15 ] j ( j j 1 S 1 „ Wm . Thomas 27 i 0 Q i 350 , > Archibald R . Trew ... 11 n u 44 S „ Francis J . Beamish ... 17 17 0

j NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM j Province ! Bro . Hans 15 . Olsen ... 8 4 0 n NORTH WALES . Province Bro . George G . Warren ... 10 10 0 Lodge 324 Bro . T . H . Summerhill ... 21 0 „

1 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . j Newstead ( T . I . ) Bro . W . Percy j Payne : i 5 » j SHROPSHIRE . 444 Bro . R . G . Venables ... 550

SOMERSETSHIRE . J 177 Bro . B . H . Watts 31 10 u SURREY . The CHAIRMAN '—Uro . Col . G . NOKL MONEY ... 52 10 0 Province

Bro . Arthur H . Bowles ... 42 o 0 Lodge 13 Bro . Hugh R . Mackintosh 10 10 0 13 „ F . 1 " . Rushton ... 15 15 0 11 4 „ P . J . Strong ... ... 550 19 S „ Arthur Adams ... 10 10 0 iyS „ James Robert Mosse 11 11 o

19 S ,, Frederick West ... 5 5 0 333 » James Hill iG 16 0 407 „ Arthur Geo . Jackman 20 iS 0 442 „ J . H . Crofts G 6 0 i 450 „ John Barnett 42 o o 451 ., W . Featherstonhaugh S 2 G 1 SUSSEX .

j Bro . A . F . Lamette ... 550 WARWICKSHIRE . Province Bro . Rev . W . T . Parkins 550

Lodge 115 Bro . William Hillman ... 550 11 5 „ T . R . Arter 5 5 " 40 S ,, W . B . Williamson ... 10 10 u 430 „ Thos . Rowbotham ... 22 1 0 WEST YORKSHIRE . 53 Bro . Frederick Cleeves ... 10 10 0

5 S „ Hugh S . Holdsvvorth 555 5 S „ Ricnard Hodgson ... 10 10 0 no ,, Geo . H . Parke , F . L . S . F . G . S . ? 31 10 0 ' 37 31 W . E . Smithies ... 550 ' 37 11 T . G . Howell 10 10 0 WILTSHIRE . Province

Rt . Hon . the Earl of Radnor 5 5 0 WORCESTERSHIRE . : Bro . Murray Haynes ... 15 15 u ' ; DEGREE OF ROYAL ARK MARINERS .

I Lodge i 433 Bro . Edward Mallard ... S 4 o 0 i ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS . 2 Bio . Robert J . Voisey ... 7 7 <¦

SUMMARY OV THE PROVINCES , SIC

i , s . a . Bedfordshire 25 13 6 Berks and Oxon ... ... 2 S 7 o Channel Islands ... 5 5 o Cumberland and Westmorland 30 19 o Devonshire 9 S 15 G Dorsetshire 20 o o

EastAnglia 31 10 o Gloucesiershire and Herefordshire 5 5 0 Hampshire and Isle of Wight ... 33 12 11 Hertfordshire 22 15 6 Kent 84 J o Lancashire 152 5 o Leicestershire , & c 102 18 o Lincolnshire S 5 8 0

A s . u . Middlesex 83 3 0 Northumberland and Durham S 4 o 0 North Wales 31 10 o Nottinghamshire 21 5 o Shropshire 5 5 " Somersetshire 31 10 "

Surrey ... ... 247 S ' 1 Sussex 5 5 5 Warwickshire 4 S G u West Yorkshire 73 10 n Wiltshire 5 5 " Worcesteishire ... 15 15 'i Royal Ark Mariners 84 o u Royal and Select Masters ... 7 7 "

LONDON —58 STKWAKU . S £ GSS 15 o PKOVINCICS , & C . — 92 STEWARDS ... Z 147 S 4 0 GRAND TOTAI £ 2106 19 0 He had the pleasure of saying that that total had been only beaten on two occasions . The Earl of YARIJOROUCJII , S . G . W ., Prov . G . M . Lincolnshire , in proposing " The Ladies , " said the brethren welcomed the ladies very warmly ^ No people knew better than Masons how much the good work carried on in

this country were indebted to the ladies for their support ; nobody knew better than they how read y the ladies were in supporting on any occasion anything that had to do with Charity . That had been evinced that evening . Twelve lad y Stewards brought up . £ 30 towards this fund . He could onl y say that the success of the evening' had been very much enhanced b y the presence of the ladies . Every brother would wish th . it they would continue in supporting this interesting Festival , and help the brethren to increase the funds very materially .

Bro . Dr . Bu . ioi / k COCKHURX , in acknowledging the toast , said he was too old and too good a Mason to refuse to compl y with the re < juc-l that he should respond lor the ladies , especiall y when it emanated from a Chairman so distinguished as Col . Money , whom he was proud to consider a personal friend . The toast reall y carried its own response . The smiles and chai'ii ' with which the ladies responded were quite a sufficient reply . Whe n he looked back two years he found they must have had nearl y 30 lad y Stewards . There was an improvement 011 last year , and he hoped they would ^ 0 on increasing , because no one knew how greatl y the presence of ladies inl ' * enced that Charity . Bro . Col . MONKV proposed "The Board of Stewards , " those who had taken an infinity of time and trouble not onl y as regarded the subscripti ° '