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£ 893 9 s , secured through the exertions of twelve Stewards . Kent does not appear in so prominent a place as usual at this Festival , but this is to be

accounted for by the fact that its Provincial Grand Master , the Rt . Hon . the Earl Amherst , is among the brethren enrolled as Stewards for the interesting coming event—the Centenary Festival of the Girls ' School . Under such circumstances it would not have

caused much surprise if Kent had devoted its entire energy this year to support its ruler , but its contribution of £ 362 17 s to the Old People's Fund proves that it recognises the claims of the Aged as

well as those of the young . Herts , despite its " littleness , " again proves its large heartedness , five of its brethren acting as Stewards for this Festival , and bringing up a total of £ 145 16 s . We then have Somersetshire and Essex making a close race for next honours , tbe former being represented by two stewards tne

, ana contributing ± 13 / as , anu latter sending up £ 135 19 s 6 d , at the hands of three of its members . Northumberland , to which we have already referred , had a zealous and warm-hearted neighbour in the Province of Durham , one of whose brethren acted as Steward , with the result that £ 12215 s was added to the total of the Festival . Then

in order comes Berks and Bucks , with a total of £ 112 8 s , brought up by three brethren . The other contributing Provinces are each below a three-figure total—we give the actual amounts below—and in dismissing them we may remark that the Cheshire total of £ 57 15 s is returned as incomplete , as also is that of Cornwall , the single Steward from which district presents his list with the terse

remark"More to come ; may the same prove to be the case in other instances . We must not omit a word in reference to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight total , which is small from this district . It must be remembered that , last year this Institution had its Provincial Grand Master , R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P . as the Chairman of its Festival , and on that occasion

the contributions of the Province amounted to about £ 1 , 800 , while we are also informed that this year its members are devoting themselves to a special celebration of the Girls' Centennial . It will be seen there are two Stewards accredited to Foreign parts , but as neither of them has yet made a return we are unable to say how much will this year be received on behalf of the Benevolent Institution from across the seas .

We turn once more to the London Stewards . As already stated , there were two brethren whose lists exceeded two hundred guineas , viz .: Bro . Stephen Hayward , who represented the Merchant Navy Lodge ,

No . 781 , and brought up a total of £ 225 , and Bro . R . Pittam Stevens , the Worshipful Master of the City of London Lodge , No . 901 , who collected £ 21010 s . Bro . William Smith , the Inner Guard of the Doric Lodge , No . 933 , comes next in order , the amount of his list being £ 159 Is . Then follows £ 136 10 s , from the Selwyn Lodge , No . 1901 , at the hands of its Worshipful Master , Bro . Louis Elijah Eagle , after which we have the list of Bro . Jas . Herman de Ricci , who

represented the Friends in Council Lodge , No . 1383 , and succeeded in securing £ 126 Is . Brother James Terry's list occupies the next place of honour , the worthy Secretary of the Institution adding £ 125 to the announcement of the day . He was closely followed by a very old friend of his , in the person of Bro . Charles Lacey , a Past Master and Treasurer of the Sinceritv Lodge . No . 174 . which he renresented

on this occasion , with a list of £ 120 16 s . Bro . R . S . Cushing , W . M . of Loyalty Lodge , No . 1607 , pressed hard on Bro . Lacey , he having secured a total of £ 118 2 s 6 d . Bro . W . Walker , Worshipful Master of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , brought up £ 114 14 s , and Bro . G . E . Fairchild , of the Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , £ 106 Is . We then have three lists of one hundred guineas each , the Stewards who collected these amounts being Bros . J . G . Milbourn , W . M . Union

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Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 ; Bro . W . Shurmur , P . M . of the Islington Lodge , No . 1471 ; and Bro . H . Cattermole , W . M . of the Duke of Cornwall Lodge , No . 1839 . Bro . W . A . Scurrah comes next , just managing to secure a place among the three figure totals , with a list which he brought up as representative of the Hendon Lodge , No . 2206 , of which he is at present the Worshipful Master . Bro . Scurrah hardly enjoys

the gratification of being the Steward of the youngest Lodge represented at the Festival , there being one from No . 2217 among the Provincials , but the splendid amount of his list— £ 100 15 s—taken in connection with the fact that his Lodge is only in the first year of its existence speaks volumes , especially when we consider that nearly every London Lodge is ,

m one form or another , making a feature oi supporting an Institution this year , so that the Metropolitan brethren cannnot count on much support outside the Lodge with which they associate their Stewardship . We give elsewhere a list of the other amounts raised from London , bnt as space is pressing we refrain from any special

reference to those lists below A 1 UU , altnougn we fully recognise that each of the brethren who brought them up is as deserving of praise as any to which we have devoted special attention Each of the lists represents the work of a brother who has earnestly devoted himself to the cause , and if all of them have not succeeded in raising as much as he desired , he has no doubt secured as much he found possible to be collected among his friends and the members of his Lodge .

In another part of our present issue we give a detailed list of the amounts brought up by the respective Stewards , and shall , therefore , content ourselves by giving here a summary of what each Province contributed , and the number of Stewards each was represented by . As already stated there are ten lists yet to be received , while additional contributions are expected from two or three of those actually announced , so that the result of the Festival will be somewhat in excess of the figures now given , which are the totals announced on the evening of the Festival . No . of Stewards Contributions £ s d

London 127 5752 14 0 Lancashire ( East ) 39 2873 11 6 Cumberland and Westmoreland 4 1050 0 0 Northumberland 1 goo 0 0 South Wales ( East ) 9 854 10 0

Suffolk 5 451 10 0 Monmouthshire 11 438 3 0 Yorkshire ( West ) 10 400 0 0 Middlesex 12 393 9 0 Kent 8 362 17 0

Hertfordshire 5 145 16 0 Somersetshire 2 137 5 0 Essex 3 135 19 6 Durham 1 122 15 0 Berks and Bucks 3 112 8 0

South Wales ( West ) 1 108 10 0 Worcestershire 2 94 10 0 Surrey 3 87 1 0 Gloucestershire 3 74 0 6 Guernsey 1 68 5 0

Norfolk 1 63 0 0 Cheshire 3 57 15 0 Nottinghamshire 1 52 10 0 Devonshire 1 47 5 0 Oxfordshire 3 47 5 0

North Wales 1 46 4 0 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 36 15 0 Lancashire ( West ) 3 31 10 0 Sussex # 1 31 10 0 Yorkshire North and ( E & Bt ) 1 31 10 0

Derbyshire 1 26 5 0 Shropshire 1 26 5 0 Cornwall 1 10 10 0 Norths and Hunts 1 10 10 0 Foreign 2 not yet known

Thus ends one of the most pleasing tasks we have this year been called upon to fulfil ; all we can hope is that we may have results equally gratifying to record ere we are called upon to sum up the doings of