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£ 296 2 s . ; hut in 1 S 92 the Benevolenl [ uliilee was supported In the extent ol 64 S 3 14 s ., the minor contributions to the two Schools placing the year ' s total a I 60 , 30 19 s . In 1891 the entire support of ( he Province in the shape of . £ 357 5 s . ml ., was given to this Institution . Bro . Thomas R . Arter , who lias served some 30 Steward-. hips , acted as ropr--sent . itive of the Province of

WORCESTERSHIRE , the list he handed in being for i ' 42 . Last month he was a Steward , Unattached , and made a personal donation of . £ 10 ios . In February the representatives' of two of the 13 lodges between them compiled a total of , £ 130 o-r . 6 d .. the total for Ihe t-ear being then . £ 182 ios . 6 d . In 1803 it subscribed £ 6 3 to the Boys'Srhool , and

6 * 245 3 s . to the Girls' School , or together , . 6308 3 s ., while in 1 S 02 all three Charities fared well , the Old People ' s Institution being h .-nehTcd to the extent of £ 243 12 s ., the Girls' School with £ i . \\ . 17 s ., and the Boys' School with £ mo ids .., Ihe three Returns amnnntinp . ' lo £ 408 y ; . In iReii the year ' -, record showed a total of £ 408 6 s .

Il was in the order of things Ihal YORKSHIRE , Noitin ANH EAST should support its neighbour the West Riding , when Ihe Prov . Grand Master of ( he latter was in the chair , but the support is more noteworthy as the small contingent of Stewards was headed by the Marquis of Zetland , P . G . M ., with a list of . £ 161 5 s ., his associate in the representation of the Province—Bro . VV . IT . Cowpcr—being responsible for a further . £ 68 5 s ., and Bro . A . Jones , as Steward of the York Lodge .

No . 236 , for 6 , 53 us ., the personal gift : of a fourth representative raising the total to . £ 293 Us . In February 642 was raised for the Benevolent Institution , anrl 6 , 106 4 s . for the Girls' School Last month , the year ' s Iotal standing at . £ 441 15 s . as compared with . 6 * 424 4 s . in 18 93 , and . £ 733 4 s , of which . £ 717 9 ' . was subscribed to the Old People ' s Jubilee in 1 S 92 . It is worth y of remark that Bro . Cowper has figured prominently in ihe Returns of all these ye . ir . s- , the list he compiled conjointly with the D . P . G . M . —Bro . Orde-Powlelt for Ihe Jubilee aforesaid being / ' 46 S 4 s .

T he last in order of the represented

Provinces—WEST YORKSHIREIS that over which the Chairman of the day was appointed and installed chief last year , nor is it possible that Bro . Jackson can be otherwise than deeply grateful for the generous support he has received from the lodges and brethren which owe

him obedience . In the days of his predecessor—Ihe late Bro . Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., —when that distinguished brother occupied the chair at one n ! the Benevolent Festivals , West Yorkshire , with a band of 170 Stewards , raised what in those days was the exce ptionally large sum of

. 63500 . When Bro . Tew , whom Bro . Jacksoi . has succeeded , only a few days before that appointed for the celebration , olTered his services , as Chairman at the Hoys' School Festival of 18 S 7 the Province , though quite unprepared for such an act on the part of its P . G . M ., and

though it had earlier in the year purchased two Perpetual Presentations to the Widows' Fund of the R . M . B . I .--to say nothing of its ordinary contribu t ions to that Charity and the Girls' Schoolmost loyally helped him to the extent of £ (" 00 . Since then it has figured at

the Centenary of the Girls' School , and the Jubilee ol the Benevolent Institution , its contributions both on these special occasions and in the ordinary course being on such a scale as only such a Province with so much strength and influence to back it up could manage to contribute .

Even during the present year , with the full knowledge that its Prov . G . Master had promised his servin A as Chairman on this occasion , it has returned / . 1 S 37 ios . —including £ 1260 from Bro . G . Heaton for Ihe purchase of n Perpetual Presentation to the Male

Fundto the Benevolent Institution and . £ 300 to the Girls' School . And now to crown its long series of generous contributions , it has given to this Institution , in token of its goodwill to

the Charity and to demonstrate its exceeding loyalty to its new chief , the splendid sum of i * 4454 15 s ., placing the total for 18 94 at . £ 6592 5 s . ! In compiling this sum , the contingent of Stewards numbered 207 , there being

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amongst them 18 9 , representing 53 out of its 7 6 lodges , S ladies , and 3 Leu-ise " together with the Chairman , Bro . Jackson , P . G . M . ; his predecessor , Bro . T . VV . lew , the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Henry Smith ; and Bros . VV . F . Smilhson , P . G . D . ; T . uateman Fox , and Mrs . and Miss Jackson . Among those who assisted mo .-. l w ' f i r '" achi '' vinf' t , - rPslllf i we mention in particulr liro . G . IT . Parke . W . M . of Lodge Unanimity , No . 154 , Wakefield , who made a personal donation of A' 57 'os . in order to complete his qualification as Patron , and by so doing placed his lod

ge at the head of the contributing lodges . Bro . W . F . Smithson , P . G . D ., aho did good service , as likewise aid Bros . B . iteman Fox , Cowbrough of No . 104 ? , l- 'ipton of No . 974 , and Herbert Green , Prov . G . Sec . There was also included among the contributors Bro . Sir R . Hanson , Bart ., M . P ., who gave . £ 10 ios . ; » 'rs . McLeod , who relurned £ 31 ios ., and the United Northern Counties Lodge , n l ' ' , '" n ( lon - ' vl '¦' ,, returned by its Steward Bro . Cuthbert R . Lee , - £ 105 . »» t the work is so splendid that it needs no praise . We are content with congratulating the Chairman anrl his Province on a result which is so honourable to

mm and , tand the whole body of English Craftsmen . There still remains one small group of Stewards , the representatives of sundry ' - Rh ' sh

lodges—,. FOREKJN STATIONS — ' Heh have taken part in these proceedings . These representatives were nine in number , and hailed from such remote parts a- ; Malta , Egypt , and Bengal , Japan , •™« 'h and West Africa , North America , and ( he West Indien and Central vrnerica . The principal list is that furnished by Bro . N . K . Cook , of Ihe Malt :. i-ion ,,. Charity Association , for £ 63 , while Hie tnl . il , so far as the Returns have stir fna < 'e ' ' ^' - ' A VDry " Sef adli't'on to r' e ( Wr > receipts , and we may he c one that is hi g hly prized by the authorities of the Institution .

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Cnxe 1 . inii .-c REM \ RKS . We ¦ ¦ ¦ hall mil dwell further upon the . successful work accomplished on this occasion . We have gone carefully through the lists , anrl we ran only hope that what we have said respecting Ihem will find favour with our readers generally , even in the one or two instances in which we have expressed opinions which may nol be as commendatory as usual .

DISTRi 131 'TION OK PRIZES AT THE HOYS' SCHOOL . On Tuesday afternoon Mrs . Jackson , wife of the Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire , ncronipnnied by the Right Worshi p ful Brother and Miss Jackson , attended at Ihe School buildings of the Roval Masonic Institution for Ho \ .- at Wood Green , for the purpose : of distributing thrprizos lo the pupils . An attendance of more lhan 5011 brethren and ladies

honoured the occasion , and ihe day being brilliantly line the proceeding's had an additional charm . The Weil Yorkshire brethren were , of course , very numerous , and they included among other- , ihe Deputy Prov . Cirantl Masler , Bro . Henry Smith , P . G . D . ; Bros . W . I \ Smithson , T . Bateman Fox , Herbert Green , W . (' . I . uplop ., George Heaton , of Heckmondwike , 1 .

Mossop , A . P . Rendell , John Haley , John Barker , \ V . Gaukroger , . ( . P ., I . W . Akeroyd , C . Goldthorpe , J . Dunning Kay , j . Ramsden Armitage , J . P ., Ezra Tovvnsend , William Harrop , Joseph H . Conacher , (' . Hilly , Joe Sykcs , ^ Arthur Holmes , John Barker , and many others . Many of these brethren were accompanied by their wives .

Bro . RICHARD E \ E , P . G . Treas ., Treasurer of ihe Institution , introduced Bro . and Mrs . Jackson , and the day ' s doings commenced with the singing of the National Anthem . Bro . the Rev . HARRV HKHII , M . A ., the Head Master , read llie report ,

which was hi ghly sntisfactorv , as to the progress made b y the boys in their studies , as to the hi gh moral tone of Ihe School , and its complete health . Mrs . J ACKSON then presented the prizes , a list of which , and the winners and the subjects for which they were g iven , was as follows :

FORM I ' KI / . KS . Form In . —S . W . Hughes , t : II- C . VV . Todd , 2 . Form I A . —J . M . Brewis , 1 ; L . VV . Croft , 2 . Form III ' .. — (' ,. B . Marst . m , 1 ; VV . R . Bellamy , 2 . Form lllr . —H . R . Harris , 1 ; II . D . Culpin , 2 . Form llli-.. — II . R . Corner , 1 ; W . R . Bennett , 2 . Form IIIA .--F . Richnrdson , 1 ; A . P . Shaw , 2 . Form IVN . —I .. A . F . Thomas , 1 ; H Lamb , 2 . Form IV . —R . A . Podmore , 1 : E . B . VV . Appleby , 2 .

M-PCIAI . .-ilMllKCTS . Writing . —S . D . wdell , 1 ; C . J . Callander , 2 ; C . Mossop , t ; VV . H . Pinder , 4 . Latin—IV ., A . R . Podmore ; Vn ., N . C . I ) . Foote . French .-1 V ., F . II . VV . Appleby ; V 11 ., VV . R . Binks .

Mathematics . — IV ' ., A . R . Podmore ; \' n ., F . ] . S . Broad . Sound , Light and Heat . —K . R . Bingham . Singing for the best voice . —H . W . A . Long . ,, ,, sight reader . —R . P . Chinneek . ,, ,, singer not in choir . --C . Michael .

Pianofnite . —W . E . J . Watson 1 ; II . IX Cu ' pin , 2 . Drawing . — H . C . Bartholomew , 1 ; R . S . Coulthiirst , 2 . Bro . Smiihsnn ' s Shorthand Prizes . — Bartholomew , Bindley , Bingham , Bland , Ibbotson , Jennings , Johnson , Lamb , Nar . kivell , and Thorn's .

Bowyer Memorial Prize for Shorthand — R , G . Bindley . Cama Memorial Prize , for the youngest boy who passed Ihe Cambridge Local Fxamination . K . Whale . Cama Memorial Prize , for Arithmetic . F . J . S . Brrad . Escott Prize , for Mathematics . —E . K . Bingham .

Thrupp Prize , fcr History . —J . A . Coupland . Wynn Prizes , for boys who have gamed Certificates in the Cambridge Local Kxamination . — Seniors : Bingham , Coupland , Crompton , Davis , Fortune , llipgison .

Juniors : Stephenson , Groombridge , Foote , Broad , Leeming , P . Parker , W . K . ) . Watson , Binks , Jarmain , Bland , Hayes , Mountford , Raverisrroft , Baylis , Bartholomew , Whale . Jewitt , Mundle , King , Buckley . Canonbury Gold Medal , for the most

popular boy ( elected by his comrades ) . — \ V . H . Hird . Greenwood Memorial Prize , for good conduct . —A . R . Podmore . Supreme Council ' s Prize , for { food conduct .- F . J . Harris . In . titutinn Silver Medal , for ihe head of the School . ¦ ¦¦! . A . CnuplanJ .

HONOURS DURING THE YEAR . DKi'Aimuw-r oi- SCII- ' NCK AND Arcr , SOUTH KFNSINGION . Mathematics , Fir-. t and Second Stages iS certificate ' .. Sound , Light and Heat , First Stage i" .. Drawing , Second . Stag-e T ,,

CAMRRinr . i ; LOCAL E \ "AJIP ; VTIO - ; . Seniors , with one distinction in Arithmetic , certificates , Juniors , with one distinction in Drawing 20 „ PITMAN ' SHORTHAND EXAMINATION . Third Class - > o certificates . Membership of the Phonetic Society lo „

TRI . VITV CoI . 1 . Km- - MUSICAI K . vmv ; i-: nr ; i' E . vuii . vtTio . w I ionoiirs obtained by Foote , Broad , Watson , Passes obtained by Chinneek , Leeming . Bro . Rim ARD IIVF proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs . Jackson . They were pleased to find Bro . and Mrs . Jaikson with them , and they would both

be at the Festival the following clay . It must have given everyone satisfaction lo hear from the Head Master that the School was perfectly healthy , there was not a -- . ingle case in the infirmary or in the hands of the doctor , and the boys would go home for the holidays full of health and strength , and to the deli ght of the parents . The friends of the Institution were delighted also to hear from the report that the tone of the boys had vastly improved ;