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rarely our lot to meet ; his speeches were neat , brief , and appropriate ; the intervals between the toastswell filled up with music , and the result was a most harmonious and orderly meeting , and an addition of £ 1 , 200 to the funds of the School ; notwithstanding his lordship was very meagrely supported by the heads of the Order . The Earl of Yarborough , D . Gr . M ., however , though absent in body ,
owing to illness , was present in spirit , and forwarded a most liberal subscription , thus evincing the deep interest his lordship continues to take in our charitable institutions . At the close of the festival , those Brethren who had the entree joined the ladies in the glee-room , which , as usual , was most inconveniently crowded , so that it was impossible to listen to the music in comfort , oi \ move from
the position first occupied . When will the Brethren take the matter up , and insist upon better accommodation being afforded to the ladies on the occasion of these festivals ? This we know , that many of the Brethren are deterred from serving as stewards to the charities from their determination not to introduce their ladies into such an utterly comfortless apartment as the glee-room is at the close of a Masonic festival . The committee have had under their consideration
the appointment of a master and matron to the new schoolhouse ; and we regret to hear rumours not altogether favourable to the impartiality of one or two members of the sub committee appointed to examine the testimonials of the 135 candidates ; but as the Brother who feels himself more particularly aggrieved has appealed to the subscribers to the Institution , we shall refrain from doing more than express a hope , that if any injustice has been committed , it may be speedily remedied . The balance-sheet for the year ending the 27 th of February last we regard as highly
satisfactory . The receipts ( including £ 205 . 9 s . Id . in the bankers' hands at the close of the previous year ) amounted to £ 1 , 733 . 2 s . 4 d . ; and the expenditure , £ 988 . 9 s . 2 d . The amount funded was £ 529 . 3 s . 9 d ., leaving a balance at the bankers' of £ 215 . 9 s . 5 d . It must be recollected , however , that with the increased expenditure necessarily consequent upon the opening of the school , additional funds will be required— -a fact which we trust will be borne in mind by the Brethren and the Lodges .
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL . Miss Nightingale paid an unexpected visit to the hospital in Gray ' s-Inn-lane , on Wednesday , 18 th March . Miss Nightingale , who was unaccompanied , remained upwards of two hours . She questioned almost every in-patient in the respective wards , conversed with each nurse , examined the bread and diet generally , went into the kitchen , storerooms , & c . ; asked innumerable questions as to the regulations and management of the in-patients' department ; expressed her admiration of the cleanliness , ventilation , and general comfort of the Sussex
Wing , and the new part of the building adjoining it , opened last year . Miss Nightingale also inspected the out-patients' new rooms , saw the immense concourse of out-patients who were in their respective waiting-rooms ( male and female ) , looked into the dispensary , and remarked on the facility with which the applicants obtained advice and medicine ; and before leaving , gave her unqualified approval of all she had seen and heard . We are sorry to add that the hospital
is just now sadly in want of funds , consequent upon the numerous claims made upon its resources . A Nightingale Wing to this hospital would form an appropriate companion to the Sussex Wing—Freemasonry and Female Devotion and Charity hand in hand . Will any one take the hint , and commence the raising of a fund for such a worthy completion of this noble institution ?
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rarely our lot to meet ; his speeches were neat , brief , and appropriate ; the intervals between the toastswell filled up with music , and the result was a most harmonious and orderly meeting , and an addition of £ 1 , 200 to the funds of the School ; notwithstanding his lordship was very meagrely supported by the heads of the Order . The Earl of Yarborough , D . Gr . M ., however , though absent in body ,
owing to illness , was present in spirit , and forwarded a most liberal subscription , thus evincing the deep interest his lordship continues to take in our charitable institutions . At the close of the festival , those Brethren who had the entree joined the ladies in the glee-room , which , as usual , was most inconveniently crowded , so that it was impossible to listen to the music in comfort , oi \ move from
the position first occupied . When will the Brethren take the matter up , and insist upon better accommodation being afforded to the ladies on the occasion of these festivals ? This we know , that many of the Brethren are deterred from serving as stewards to the charities from their determination not to introduce their ladies into such an utterly comfortless apartment as the glee-room is at the close of a Masonic festival . The committee have had under their consideration
the appointment of a master and matron to the new schoolhouse ; and we regret to hear rumours not altogether favourable to the impartiality of one or two members of the sub committee appointed to examine the testimonials of the 135 candidates ; but as the Brother who feels himself more particularly aggrieved has appealed to the subscribers to the Institution , we shall refrain from doing more than express a hope , that if any injustice has been committed , it may be speedily remedied . The balance-sheet for the year ending the 27 th of February last we regard as highly
satisfactory . The receipts ( including £ 205 . 9 s . Id . in the bankers' hands at the close of the previous year ) amounted to £ 1 , 733 . 2 s . 4 d . ; and the expenditure , £ 988 . 9 s . 2 d . The amount funded was £ 529 . 3 s . 9 d ., leaving a balance at the bankers' of £ 215 . 9 s . 5 d . It must be recollected , however , that with the increased expenditure necessarily consequent upon the opening of the school , additional funds will be required— -a fact which we trust will be borne in mind by the Brethren and the Lodges .
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL . Miss Nightingale paid an unexpected visit to the hospital in Gray ' s-Inn-lane , on Wednesday , 18 th March . Miss Nightingale , who was unaccompanied , remained upwards of two hours . She questioned almost every in-patient in the respective wards , conversed with each nurse , examined the bread and diet generally , went into the kitchen , storerooms , & c . ; asked innumerable questions as to the regulations and management of the in-patients' department ; expressed her admiration of the cleanliness , ventilation , and general comfort of the Sussex
Wing , and the new part of the building adjoining it , opened last year . Miss Nightingale also inspected the out-patients' new rooms , saw the immense concourse of out-patients who were in their respective waiting-rooms ( male and female ) , looked into the dispensary , and remarked on the facility with which the applicants obtained advice and medicine ; and before leaving , gave her unqualified approval of all she had seen and heard . We are sorry to add that the hospital
is just now sadly in want of funds , consequent upon the numerous claims made upon its resources . A Nightingale Wing to this hospital would form an appropriate companion to the Sussex Wing—Freemasonry and Female Devotion and Charity hand in hand . Will any one take the hint , and commence the raising of a fund for such a worthy completion of this noble institution ?