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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS , WOOD GREEN , LONDON , N . OFFICE—6 , FREEMASONS' HALL , W . C . GRAND PATRONHER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . PRESIDFNTH . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M . THE 92 nd ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be held at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , ON WEDNESDAY , 2 ND JULY , 1 S 90 , under the Presidency of the RT . HON . LORD GEORGE HAMILTON , M . P ., First Lord of the Admiralty , R . W . Past Grand Senior Warden , P . M . No . 2012 , V .-President of the Institution . Officers of the Board of Stewards : — President —• VV . Bro . R . V . VASSAR-SMITH , Dep . Prov . G . M . Gloucester , V .-Pat . of Inst . Acting-Presidents—V . W . Bro . H . B . MARSHALL , J . P ., P . G . Treas ., Patron of Inst . V . W . Bro . ASHER BARFIELD , P . G . Treas ., Patron of Inst . VV . Bro . Sir LIONEL EDWARD DARELL , Bart ., P . G . D . VV . Bro . Major GEORGE LAMBERT , P . G . S . B ., Patron of Inst . VV . Bro . W . H . SPAULL , J . P ., P . G . A . D . C , Prov . G . Sec . Shropshire . VV . Bro . Capt . J P . PROBERT , W . M . Grand Stewards ' Lodge , P . M . No . S , P . G . Stwd . W . Bro . J OSEPH D . LANGTON , Grand Master's Lodge No . 1 , P . M . No . 1 G 73 , 2096 , P . Prov . G . J . W ., P . Z ., Prov . G . Reg . Surrey . Vice-Presidents—PATRONS , VICE-PATRONS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE INSTITUTION , PRESENT AND PAST GRAND OFFICERS , PRESENT AND PAST GRAND STEWARDS , PRESENT AND PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICERS . Hon . Treasurer—W . Bro . GEORGE GARDNER , P . M . No . 2012 , W . M . No . 2309 , V .-Pres . of Inst . Musical arrangements under the direction of Bro . ALFRED MOORE , NO . 91 . TICKETS—LADIES , 9 s . 6 d . ; BRETHREN , 21 s . —maybe obtained from the Stewards , or on application to the office as above . The services of Brethren as Stewards representing Lodges or Provinces are—UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES—most earnestly solicited , and will be gratefully acknowledged . By Order , FREDERICK BINCKES ( P . G . Stwd ., P . G . S . B . ) , V .-Pat ., Hon . Sec . Board of Stewards . 29 th May , 1 S 90 .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . _ The Provisional Management Committee invite applications for the Appointment of Secretary to this Institution at a Salary of £ 300 per annum . The Secretary must be a Freemason not over 45 years of age , and must devote the whole of his time to the duties of the appointment . He will be subject to the laws of the Institution for the time being , and to the direction of the General and House Committees of the Institution . The Secretary must give Security to the Trustees for £ 1000 . The appointment will be subject to determination by Three Months' notice . Sealed applications , marked " Application for Secretary , " must be forwarded not later than THURSDAY , 5 th J next , addressed to " The Chairman , Provisional Management Committee , 6 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C . " By order of the PROVISIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE . Office—6 , Freemasons' Hall , W . C , 16 th May , 1890 .

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Price Ss . HISTORY OF THE APOLLO LODGE , YORK , in relation to Craft and Royal Arch Masonry ; with Brief Sketches of its Local Predecessors and Contemporaries ; the "Grand Lodge of All England " ( York Masons ); the Provincial Grand Lodge ; and various Lodges from 1705 to 1 S 05 . By WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , Author of " Origin of the English Rite of Freemasonry , " & c . With valuable Appendices . London : GEORGE KENNING , IG , Great Queen-st ., W . C . Now ready , price Ss ., Cloth Gilt , THE ENGRAVED LIST OF REGULAR LODGES for A . D . 1734 , in facsimile , with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , Past Senior Grand Deacon of England ; Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa ; P . Prov . S . G . W . and P . Prov . G . Sec . of Cornwall ; & c , & c , & c . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st , London , W . C .

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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . To THE PATRONS , VICE-PATRONS , VICE-PRESIDENTS , AND LIFE GOVERNORS OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . Brethren desirous of assisting and supporting BRO . GORDON SMITH ( M . A . ) , P . G . S . Eng ., P . M . 14 and 20 4 1 , Member of the Board of General Purposes , & c , & c , in his t andidature for the Secretaryship of the Institution , are requested to kindly send their names to BRO . EUGENE MONTEUUIS , P . M . 14 , 2060 , 2243 , P . G . S ., G . Swd . B . Eng ., & c , & c , Hon . Sec . to the Committee , 2 , Paper Buildings , Temple , E . C . nth April , iSgo .

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SHRIEVALTY , 1890-91 . TO THE LIVERYMEN OF THE CITY OF LONDON . MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN , As I learn that no Alderman will seek election as a Sheriff this year , I beg to intimate to you that , having received a very large number of promises of support from Members of many Companies , I intend to allow myself to be nominated as one of the Sheriffs for the ensuing year , and , if elected by you , will do my best to uphold the dignity and perform the duties attaching thereto . I have long taken great interest in civic affairs , and in other public work , and should you do me the honour to elect me , I shall devote all my powers to justify your choice . Your obedient Servant , AUGUSTUS HARRIS , Citizen Member of the Court of Assistants of the Loriners' and Patten Makers ' Companies , and a Liveryman of the Fan Makers' and Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers ' . The Elms , Avenue-road , Regent ' s Park , N . W ., May , 1 S 90 .

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Price 7 s 6 d . A HANDY BOOK to the Study of the ENGRAVED , PRINTED , and MANUSCRIPT LISTS OF LODGES of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England ( "Moderns" and "Ancients" ) from 1723 to 1 S 14 , with an Appendix and Valuable Statistical Tables . By Bro . JOHN LANE , F . C . A ., P . M . 1402 , Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa , Past Prov . Grand Registrar of Devonshire , & c , & c , & c , Author of " Masonic Records , 1717-18 S 6 , " "Masters' Lodges , " & c , & c , and dedicated to Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . S . G . D . England . London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .

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Now ready , price 2 s . 6 d ., N OTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION , by H . SADLER , P . M ., P . Z ., Author of " Masonic Facts and Fictions , " with a Masonic Biography , Portrait , and Autograph of SIR ALBERT VV . WOODS , C . B ., Garter King of Arms , Past Grand Warden of England and Grand Director of Ceremonies . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., London , W . C-

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PTICB is * T ET'S RALLY ROUND THE JLv STANDARD , a Red Cross Song , composed by H . PARKER ; Words by R . W . LITTLE .

GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., London , W . C

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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

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SATURDAY , MAY 31 , 1890 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge will be held on Wednesday next , and to judge from the length of the agenda paper there should be a good deal of business to transact , and as a

consequence a long sitting . However , the various items look more formidable than they are in reality . Moreover , some portion of the business is of a complimentary character , and will soon be dispatched . * * *

Thus Bro . Thomas Fenn , President of the Board of General Purposes , will present Grand Lodge with a handsome silver inkstand , which was presented in 1876 to the late Bro . John Hervey , Grand Secretary , by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , in

recognition of his 30 years' service as Treasurer . This inkstand Bro . Hervey bequeathed to Bro . Fenn , and it was moreover used when H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , as M . W . G . Master , signed the address to the Queen on the completion of the Jubilee year of her reign . On

Masonic Notes.

Wednesday it will become the property of Grand Lodge , as a gift from Bro . Fenn , to whom all honour is due for its presentation . We do not anticipate there will be a long discussion

over the report of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . On the contrary , it is our belief that Grand Lodge will accept the amendments in the laws and regulations of the Institution as settled at the special meeting of Governors and Subscribers .

* * * The Colonial Board recommend the erasure of a lodge in Egypt for gross irregularities , and , ifa tittle of what is alleged against the lodge be true , there can be no doubt about the propriety of the recommendation .

* * * As regards the nominations for the Board of General Purposes , the list looks formidable , because several of the candidates are nominated more than once .

However , as nearly all the candidates appear to be good men , and some have had experience on the Board , the choice , even if made by ballot , will not occupy much time .

There will also be elections to serve on the Colonial Board and Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and then we think the business will be concluded . * * * The final meeting of the Board of Stewards for the

recent Festival of the R . M . I . for Girls will be held at Freemasons' Hall on Thursday next , the 5 th prox ., when the statement of receipts and expenses will

be produced , and the bills be ordered to be discharged , and then the Board , which has so satisfactorily performed its duty , will be dissolved .

We learn that the Grand Treasurer , Bro . Augustus Harris , who is a candidate for the ensuing Shrievalty , has already got large promises of support from many distinguished members of the Craft and others , and that his election is looked forward to with great

confidence . Amongst his numerous supporters are Bros . Col . Sir Francis Burdett , Bart , P . G . M . of Middx . ; Alfred Rothschild , M . P ., Reuben D . Sassoon , Sir David

Saloman , Bart ., George Kenning , Frank Green , T . Beard , Sir John Heron Maxwell , Bart ., Julian Goldsmid , Major Lambert , John Lobb , L . S . B ., and many Members of Parliament .

* * * A warrant has been granted for a new lodge , to be called the Alan , No . 2368 , and to be held at the Queen ' s Hotel , Alderley , Cheshire . The first W . M . will be the Hon . Alan Egerton .

* * * A new Mark lodge was consecrated at Brighton on Friday last , named the Royal Connaught Lodge ,

No . 409 . The Grand Secretary , Bro . C . F . Matier , P . G . W ., was the Consecrating Officer , assisted by Bros . Seymour Burrows , as S . W ., and C . Henty , as J . W . We shall give a report in our next .

* * * In connection with the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Gloucestershire , on Monday , there was a very interesting function at the Cathedral on the occasion of the opening of the newly-decorated

reredos , Masomcally , by the P . G . M ., Bro . Sir Michael Hicks-Beach . Afterwards a sermon was preached by the Dean of Gloucester , who had just previously been appointed P . G . Chaplain . Nearly 300 brethren were present . We hope to give a full report in our next . * * *

Past Grand Master Vaux , in his report on the correspondence to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , quotes the following extract under Arkansas -. " Before closing the notice of these ceremonies , we fain would

like to know where , in the law of Masonry , 'ladies ' are lawfully present at a Masonic ceremony , even a banquet . At the first banquet mentioned in sacred history , the ' fruit course' disrupted the harmony , and discord was thus born into the world among men . "

* * * We learn that Bro . Conrad B . Day , a Past Grand Master of Pennsylvania , who is regarded as one of the most successful business men in Philadel phia , and as

possessingsound judgment and marked financial ability has recently been appointed President of the Commonwealth and National Bank . It certainly speaks well for Bro . Day ' s capacity that he should have been appointed to so responsible a position .