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Girls" School . 1037 tion , participated in the thanks given to Bro . Acllard , for the assistance his intimate knowledge of the duties attached to the office enabled him to afford . A vote of thanks was also voted to Bros . Braithwaite , flower , Tyernian , Acllard , Michael , and Barron , for the very gentlemanlike manner in wliich they performed the duties of Ladies' Stewards iu the gallery and glee room . AVo are happy to congratulate BroBraithwaitea member of the Craft of only two years' standing ,

. , upon his becoming a vice-president of the Institution by a donation of fifty guineas . "We omitted to state that Bro . Matthews , the excellent President of the Board , also made himself a vice-president by a donation of forty guineas , in addition to ten given we think last year . Whilst these noble examples of benevolence call forth admiration , wo do not forget that the widow ' s mite was equally accepted with the largest gifts by Him who judges all hearts , and ! l sees not as man sees . "

VISIT 01 ? THE eHIHMF . N TO OXFOim . ' fnv . fUe given to the children of the above school , by the brethren of the three Oxford Lodges—the Alfred , No . 425 ; tho Apollo University Lodge , No . ' 160 ; and the Churchill , No . 702—came off , with the most complete success , on Wednesday last , tho 25 tb instant . To Bro . Thompson , Treasurer of No . 460 , and P . Prov . S . G . AV . of the province , the chief merit of the suggestion is mainly duo ; having sufficiently interested several brethren , a committee of the various Lodges was formedunder whoso direction the idea so happily commenced was definitely agreod

, to and brought to a successful issue . Arrangements having been made with the South-AVcsterii Railway Company to take the children and the members of the house and audit committees to Reading , the children , with Miss Jarwood , the matron ; Miss Souter , the schoolmistress ; Miss Kernot , the assistant schoolmistress ; some eight or ten of the old pupils , and Bras . Patten , Udall , Nerrsoii ) , Barae . s , Barrett , Pass , Sheeii , Isidore Lovinson , Davis , It . Spencer , Young , Robinson , Binckes ; Bro . Crew , the secretary , Bro . Matthew Cookehonorary music masterancl Bro . Muggeridgethe collectorwere all early

, , , , afoot , aud started from the Clapham station about eight iu the morning . On their arrival at Reading , whore they bad some twenty minutes to wait in changing to the Great AVestem line , the whole company were very agreeably surprised by tho kindness of some of the brethren of the Reading Lodge of Union , No . 507 , who , having having heard that the children must necessarily stay there , had , unknown to those

in charge of them , provided refreshments in one of the waiting rooms . On the arrival of the school at the Oxford terminus , they were mot by the Prov . Grand Master , Captain Bowyer ; the Dep . Prov . Graud Master , Bro . Alderman Spiers ; Bros . Randall , J . AVyatt , Thompson , G . AVyatt , Joy ; Bros . T . N . Talbot , Mills , Round , aud other members of the committee , ancl numerous Oxford brethren . Bros . Randall aud Spiers took the lead , aud during the entire day acted as conductors , Bro . Spiers describing tho main features of interest and historical association in a style admirably adapted to the capacities of his juvenile followers .

Nor must we omit to mention the kindness of the Dep . Prov . Grand Master , in lending to the school a very handsome stereoscope containing seventy views of Oxford , some week or ten days previously , that the children might be prepared more readily to admire the actual places themselves . At St . John ' s College , Bro . Captain Peyton presented to each of tho children a photographic view of some part of the college , which was received with evident pleasure . At Magdalen College the Vice President , Bro . the Rev . John Sedgwick , D . D . P . Prov . G . Chaplainliberally provided a luncheonconsisting of sandwiches

, , , , ale , cider cup , and fruit . The organist of tho College , Mr . Blyth , M . A ., . showed the powers of the celebrated organ by playing Mendlessohn ' s " Be not afraid . " Bro , Dr . Blvey , Prov . G . Org ., also played the " Hallelujah Chorus , " while they were inspecting New College Chapel . From New College they proceeded to view the colleges and public buildings , and arrived at the Town Hall at three o ' clock , where an excellent cold collation awaited them ; tho tables being profusely decorated with