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^^^^^^ ^ SATURDAY , MARCH 30 , 18 95 .

Masinic Notes.

Masinic Notes .

We regret to hear that but little progress has been made during the last two or three weeks in strengthening the Board of Stewards for the approaching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . In our article on the subject which appeared on the 16 th inst .,

wc stated that the Board then comprised under 200 members , or less by nearly 100 than at the corresponding period of last year . This week , though the number of Stewards has been augmented , there is the same inferiority as compared with last year ' s figures . We have to some extent accounted for this by the fact that in 1894 the Chairman of the day was the Grand Master

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of the strongest Province in England—that of West Lancashire , which sent up a contingent of 74 Stewards to assist their chief in his advocacy . This year , the Chairman ' s Province is of medium strength only . It has but 30 lodges on its roll , and what is more to our present purpose , it has hitherto made it a practice to

entrust the work of canvassing the lodges to one or two brethren of known experience in this difficult kind of work . But this will account for only a part of the present deficiency in numbers , and when we again have occasion to write about the approaching anniversary of this Institution , we trust we shall be in a

position to report more satisfactorily as to the constitution of the Board . * » * We are somewhat hopeful in the matter . Bro Hedges , the able Secretary of the Institution , who has been confined to his house for the last three weeks

by a sharp attack of influenza , was able to resume his duties on Monday , and , though he has not yet succeeded in ridding himself of the effects of his severe illness , his presence at the office will materially strengthen the hands of the Executive in their efforts to obtain the services of additional brethren as Stewards . Unfortunately , the time is short to accomplish much of

what remains to be done in order to bring the Board to the level of ordinary years , and we must , therefore , hope that the efforts which Bro . Hedges will now put forth will be attended with more than his usual success . Be it added that the first meeting of the Stewards will be held at Freemasons' Hall , on Friday next , the 5 th prox ., at 4 . 30 p . m . # # #

VVe regret we should have given currency in our " Notes " last week to a report which reached us , and which we had reason to believe was well founded , to the effect that Bro . Major W . H . Smyth , D . L ., had resigned the Prov . Grand Mastership of Lincolnshire in

consequence of ill-health , and that Bro . the Earl of Yarborough had been appointed his successor . We have since learned on indisputable authority that although it is true Bro . Smyth has tendered his resignation after 50 years' service in the Craft , there | is no truth what ever in the announcement that any appointment has been made .

« * * We publish elsewhere a letter from Bro . James E . Carver , P . M ., No . 1298 , in which he advocates an " Advance " or " Forward " movement in Freemasonry , his chief object in doing this being ( l )[ to augment the funds and enlarge the sphere of usefulness of our

several Benevolent Institutions ; and ( 2 ) to encourage brethren to undertake philanthropic work " of a broad and humanitarian character , " and generally to bring the practice of Freemasonry into closer harmony with the principles it enjoins . As we never weary of advocating the claims of the Schools and Benevolent Institution upon the generous support of the brethren ,

it is hardly necessary for us to say that we shall most cordially welcome any scheme for the formation of special lodges , or of any other character , by which he thinks so desirable an object may be attained . But before we commit ourselves to the support of any special proposal , we should like to be furnished with something more than the mere outline of the project which is set forth in his letter .

* » * For instance , we should like to know if it is in contemplation to endeavour to compass the end in view by establishing what are known as non-dining lodges , that is to say , lodges which discountenance the Fourth Degree and devote their funds to schemes for the

amelioration of mankind in general and Masons in particular . If so , we think he has set himself a hard , if not an impossible , task to perform . Non-dining lodges have been tried , and the only thing that can be said in their favour is that the members had the wisdom to recognise in time the futility of their ex . periment . The character of these special lodges was

quickly metamorphosed . From being non-dining lodges , which were always on the point of becoming extinct from their own inherent weakness , they were changed into dining lodges , and at once they became healthy and prosperous , and have so remained ever since , to their own especial benefit , the credit of Freemasonry , and the material improvement of our Institutions .

* * The fact is , the social element is so important a constituent of our English Masonry , that for a lodge to ignore its existence is almost invariably fatal . A lodge

meets only a few times in the year , and if the social element is struck out of its curriculum , what chance is there of its members enjoying themselves , and thereby learning to appreciate each other ' s society , and the qualities by which each is distinguished , There is no