The Candidates For The Benevolent Institution.

cortain of securing ultimate good to those of the Craft who are compelled to crave the aid of their fellow members , and its beneficial effects would be felt for all time . Wo therefore urge our readers , first of all to consider wKat

they can do for the present long lists of candidates , and after that look around , and inquire if they cannot help the Institution , so as to enable it to relieve the heavy pressure of future years .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

ON Wednesday , the annual meeting of Grand Lodgo , for the installation of Grand Master and appointment of Officers , was held at Freemasons' Hall . In the absence of the Prince of Wales , Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., Provincial Grand Master Middlesex presided , being

supported by the Earl of Euston as Deputy Grand Master , Bro . H . D . Sandeman P . D . G . M . Bengal as Past Grand Master , the Earl of Milltown as G . S . W ., and Sir John B Monckton as G . J . W . The Prince of Wales was formall y

proclaimed by his several titles as Grand Master for the year , and it was announced that His Royal Highness had ire-appointed the Earls of Carnarvon and Lathom Pro and Deputy Grand Masters respectively . The other Grand Officers were then appointed , as follow : — Bro . Admiral Lord Alcester , G . C . B . ... Senior Warden

Lord Alfred Churchill ... Junior Warden Eev . Dr . Carrie ( Dean of Battle ) ) Ch laina Rev . Dr . Randall ... ••. ) Augustus Harris ... ... Treasurer F . A . Philbrick , Q . C .... ... Registrar

Thomas Fenn ... ... xYes . is . 01 uen . Purposes Col . Shadwell H . Clerke ... Secretary Dr . E . E . Wendt ... ... Sec . for German Cor . Robert Grey ... ... Pres . Board of Benevolence Sir George Harris ... - } Senior Deacons R . Loveland Loveland ... )

Sir J . R . Soraers Vine ... } Janior Deaoona W . F . Srmfchson ... ... j Weaver Barry ... ... Supt . of Works Sir A . W . Woods , C . B . ( Garter ) ... Dir . of Cers .

Sheriff Harris ... ... Deputy Dir . ot uera . W . G . Lemon ... ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . T . B . Whytehead ... ... Sword Bearer R . JEmmerson } Standard Bearers R . Clay Sudlow ... ... )

Merr Jtteyer liutz ... ... urgamsu A . A . Pendlebury ... ... Assist . Secretary D . D . Mercer ... .. Pursuivant S . Vnllentioe ... •••Assistant Pursuivant Henry Sadler ... ... Tyler

Bro . Sir Francis Burdett announced that the M . W . the Grand Master had been pleased to confer the rank of Past Junior Grand Warden on Bro . Sir H . A . Isaacs . Lord

Mayor of London , Master of the Drury Lane Lodge ; and that of Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies upon Bro . J . H . Matthews P . G . Standard Bearer . The following were the brethren nominated as Grand Stewards for the

year : — Bros . J . C . Dimsdale 1 , Capt . FraDois Dale Tagart 2 , Herbert de Stern 4 , Fredk . Pattison 5 , Wm . Wightman Wood 6 , Ed . Ernest

Cooper 8 , Walter J . EbbettB 14 , H . 0 . Brnnning 21 , Ernest M . Money 23 , Malcolm A . Morris 26 , Henry Langridge 29 , George Haydon 46 , Ernest J . Humphrey 58 , Horace Slade 60 , Thos . G . Nicholson 91 , Walter Hughes 99 , Chas . H . Mason 197 , and Charles Jas . Lucas 259 .

This concluding the business , Grand Lodge was closed . The usual Festival of Grand Lodge followed , Sir Francis Burdott again presiding . In due course the regular toast list was gone through . The Earl of Euston proposed the health of tho chairman . He spoke of Sir Francis Burdett as a Mason

who had thrown his whole heart and soul into the work of Freemasonry . He felt it would be impossible for him ( Lord Euston ) to enumerate all he had accomplished in the manydegrees of Freemasonry with which he was associated . Not only had he shown an interest in the various degrees ,

but , like all who thoroughly entered into the subject , he had achieved success in his various efforts . In roply Sir Francis Burdett said he had always striven to advance the interests of Freemasonry , and could never forget the many happy hours he had spent in association with it . He spoke

of the approaching Festival for the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , at which he hoped to take the chair , and could only desire as successful a meeting as the one he had

that day the honour of presiding over . The Lord Mayor proposed the toast of the Provincial and District Grand Masters , whom he described as the points of attraction iu Freemasonry around which the whole system

United Grand Lodge.

worked . With the toast he coupled the name of Bro . Hugh Sandeman , Past District Grand Master of Bengal , but before submitting it he desired to take advantage of the opportunity that presented itself to say a few words in reference to his own non-appearance at the Festival of the

Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at which he had promised to preside . His absence was caused by ill-health , and he very much regretted his inability to be among the supporters of the Charity on that occasion . He was much obliged to Lord Euston for acting in his absence , and to tho Craft for all that was done on that occasion . Bro .

Sandeman replied . Among the other toasts was that of tho Charities , proposed by Bro . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , and acknowledged by Bro . F . R . W . Hedges , Secretary Girls '

School . The Stewards were toasted , and tho company then repaired to the Temple , where a concert was given under the direction of Bro . Maybrick , Past Grand Organist . Bro . Morley acted as Toast Master .

Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

T ^ HE Quarterly General Court of the Governors and - * - Subscribers was held last Saturday , at Freemasons ' Tavern . Bro . Henry Smith P . G . D ., Deputy Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire , was voted to tho chair .

After tho reading of the minutes of the previous Court , Bro . Frank Richardson P . G . D . said he thought the meeting ought not to proceed to further business without reference to the death of their old friend Bro . John

Anthony Rucker . For many years past no one had been a more prominent supporter of tho School , and no one was more generally known , beloved , and respected than Bro . Rucker . His death would leave a gap in Masonry which could not easily be filled . As far as the Girls' School was

concerned , he had been an active member of the House Committee , and had been Trustee of the Institution . At the School he was looked upon with the greatest

affection . He had seen , in the course of many years , not only all the children educated in the Institution , but by far the larger part of the governesses . The present matron was the leader of the calisthenics when Bro . Rucker first

joined the House Committee , 18 years ago . With such a brother , who had no enemies in the world , they ought not to part on this occasion without some notice of his decease and his works . He therefore hoped that a vote of condolence with the deceased's family would be moved .

The minutes were then confirmed , Bro . Henry Smith fully sympathised with the remarks that had fallen from Bro . Richardson . No Mason was more beloved than their good friend the late Bro . Rucker . He ( Bro . Smith ) had known him for a great many years ; he was respected by

every one . With a charming manner , a disposition which all might envy , he was ever ready to assist this Institution . He had passed away , and it would be most agreeable to the feelings of Masons that they should carry a vote of condolence with Bro . Rncker ' s family in the terms which

Bro . Richardson so well and ably put . Therefore , he would now move that a vote of condolence be conveyed to the family of the late Bro . Rucker , expressing the great regret of this Court at his death . The motion was carried nem con . The minutes of the Special Court of the 11 th April

were read . These authorised the conclusion of the agreement with the Brighton Railway , and recorded the deep sense entertained by the Court of the admirable and successful manner in which the best interests of the Institution had been advocated and maintained by Bro .

Frank Richardson throughout this important business . These minutes were verified . Bro . Vassar-Smith Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Gloucestershire proposed Bro . Henry Smith Deputy Provinc al Grand Master for West Yorkshire as Treasurer of the Institution . The

Province of West Yorkshire had been large subscribers to the Charity , and many members of the Province had taken great interest in the Institution ; but no individual greater interest than Bro . Henry Smith . Bro . Frank Spaull seconded this proposition . Bro . C . Sheppard proposed , and Bro . Geore-o Bolton seconded the re-election of Bro . Horace

Brooks Marshall Past Grand Treasurer . On it being put to the vote , Bro Smith was declared duly elected . Brother Henry Smith said he was taken completely by surprise . Bro . Vassar-Smith was well calculated to be a Freemason for the excellent manner in which he had kept tho seoret ,