The Centenary Of The Girls' School.

and Miss Agnes Stephenson—received their awards from the hands of the Princesses . At the conclusion of the calisthenic exercises the Royal party left the building , and drove away amidst cheers . Before leaving , tho Prince of

Wales expressed to Lord Lathom , on behalf of the Princess and himself , the pleasure it had given them to be present , and their gratification at all that they had witnessed . The following * is a full programme of the proceedings and a list of the prize winners : —

PEOGEAMME . The " Old Hundredth " to be sung by all present . Calisthenics and Marching . Distribution of Prizes . Selections by the Pupils . " God Save the Queen . "

PEIZE LIST . BY THE INSTITUTION . Mabel Osmond , the Gold Medal for Proficiency , with £ 5 by Bro . William Winn . Agnes Stephenson , the Silver Medal for Good Conduct , with £ 5 by Bro . William Winn . Cambridge Local Examination . —Eighteen entered , 15 passed . —

Senior : Mabel Osmond , Fanny Oberdoerffer , Grace Bartrum . Junior : Athalinda Allison , Ellen Delafona , Agnes Fyfe , Genrgiana Smith , Dorothy Ainsworth , E'hH Fallding , Maud Hill , Mary Sherington , Enth Byprs , Helen Foxall , Augusta Nicholls , Lilian Sykes . College of Preceptors' Examination . —Thirty-one entered , 28 passed .

Agnes Stephenson , Caroline Weare , Martha Frv , Amy Cutbush . Proficiency : —Class III . —Beatrice Knott . Class IV . —Bertha Dean . Class V . —Mary Allen . Class VI . —Evelyn Conti . Class VII . —Alice

Smith . Needlework . —Millicent Wootton , Lonsia Johnson , Edith Hntton . Order and Attention ( as proved by conduct marks throughout the year ) , Emily Carruthers , Olive Hurst .

BY PRIENDS OP THE INSTITUTION . By Bro . Eobert Grey , for Eeligions Knowledge : —Agnes Stephenson . By Bro . William Winn , for Proficiency ( £ 5— £ 2 10 s each ) . —Fanny Oberdoerffer , Grace Bartrnm .

By Bro . J . H . Matthews , for Musio " Eoyal Academy Examination " ( 1 st Prizes ) : — 'Agnes Stephenson , Florence Mason . The "Wentworth Little " Memorial Prize , for Music ( 2 nd Prizes ) : — Georgiana Smith , Louisa Pincnmbe , Charlotte McMillan . By Mrs . Louis Hirscb , for Music ( 3 rd Prize ) : —Mildred Wrighton .

The " John Royd " Memorial Prize , for Drawing : —Fanny Ober doerffer , Rath Brers , Florence Mason . By Bro . P . H . E . Brette , D . D ., for French : —Maud Hill . By Bro . Louis Hirscb , for German : —Athalinda Allison . By Bro . Robert Grey , for Elocution : —Daisy Capon , Mary Tanner

By Bro . Thomas Fonn , for Arithmetic : —Ruth Byers . By the Supreme Council of the 33 rd Degree , for Good Conduct ( lst Prize ) : —Athalinda Allison . By Bro . Frank Eichardson , for Good Conduct ( 2 nd Prize ) : — Beatrice Cookes , Lillian Shrapnel .

By Mrs . D . P . Cama , for Needlework ( First Prize , £ 5 ) : —Ruth Byers . The "Yates" Memorial Prize ( per St . James ' s Lodge , No . 842 ) , for Usefulness in Domestic Duties ( £ 2 10 s ) : —Florence Wright . The " Bai Hirabai Cama" Memorial , for Cookery ( lst Prize , £ 5 )

—Alice Cleaver . By | Bro . Ealph Glutton , for Cookery ( 2 nd Prize ) : —Beatrice Cookes . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Cookery ( 3 rd Prize ) : —Helen Foxall .

By Bro . Col . James Peters ( Trustee ) , for Calisthenics and Deportment : —Norah Besly . By Miss Godson , for Swimming : —Georgiana Smith , Louisa Haigh , Florence Popkiss . By Bro . John Faulkner , for Amiability ( selected by her School fellows ) : —Maud Greetburst .

Prizes in Junior School . By Bro . Frank Richardson , for Proficiency : —Ethel Craft , Florence Bexfield . The "Henry Levander" Memorial Prize , for Arithmetic : —Hilda Kemp .

The Festival.

THE FESTIVAL .

IT would be idle to speak of the actual celebration at the Royal Albert Hall , or to consider it in comparison with any previous Festival held on behalf of the Masonic Institutions . It was so far in advance of all of its predecessors as to place it outside the range of comparison . It was , indeed , uniqne—and the strongest eulogiums

we can bestow upon it fail to give any adequate idea either of its grandenr or of its success . It was a sight never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it , and it resulted in such a return as will for ever entitle it toa foremost place in the records of Benevolence . The lower parts of the Hall had been filled with tables , and althongh every

available space was utilised we do not think there was a vacant seat when , punctual to the appointed time , the company was called to order to receive the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of England . His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was accompanied by His

Majesty the King of Sweden , Grand Master of the Craft in that country , and Past Grand Master of England ; tbe Earl of Carnarvon Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom Depnty Grand Master , Sir Archibald Campbell Grand Master of Scotland , Prince Albert Victor Past Graud Warden , the Chamberlain Egaberg ( in attendance on the

The Festival.

King of Sweden ) , Count Wrangle , tho Dnke of St . Albans Provincial Grand Master Nottinghamshire , the Marquis of Hoadfort Senior G . Warden Ireland , and Lord JohnTaylour J . G . W . England , whilo among thoso who had assembled to support him wero a lar « o number of the rulers of the Craft , the whole of the space in front of

the organ being filled with Officers of Grand Lodge , including , among others , the following Provincial Grand Masters!—Lord Methuen ( Wiltshire ) , Earl of Amherst ( Kent )) E ^ rl of Limerick ( Bristol ) , Earl of Boetive , M . P ., ( Cumberland and Westmoreland ) , W Wither B . Beach , M . P ., ( Hants and I . W . ) , Col . Sir Francis Burdett

Bart ., ( Middlesex ) , Col . Le GendreN . Starkio ( Lancashire E . Div . ) , Earl of Hardwicke ( Cambridgeshire ) , Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe ( Cornwall ) , Thomas F . Halsev , M . P ., ( Hertfordshire ) , Lord Snffield K . C . B ., ( Norfolk ) , Sir George Elliot , Bart ., M . P ., ( Sonth Wales , East Division ) , Sir Edmund A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., ( Worcestershire ) .

Sir Joseph R . Bailey Bart ., M . P ., ( Herefordshire ) , Lord Brooke ( Essex ) , Lord Kensington ( South Wales , W . D . ) , Earl of Jersey ( Oxfordshire ) , Lord Harlech ( North Wales ) , Sir Offley Wakeman , Bart ., ( Shropshire ) , Sir Matthew White-Ridley , Bart ., M . P ., ( North . umberland ) , Lord Egerton of Tatton ( Cheshire ) , Earl of Euston

( Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire ) . Grace was said both before and after the banquet by the Grand Chaplain of England , and then followed the toasts . His Royal Highness tbe Prince of Wales , on rising , said : Yonr Majesty and Brethren , the first toasfc which I give yon will require no preface , as it is that

timehonoured toast to which I know you will all drink with enthnsiasm —tho Qneen and the Craft . The toast was heartily honoured and the National Anthem snng . The Grand Master next proceeded ; Yonr Majesty and Brethren—A very high compliment and a very high honour has been conferred npon us to-night . At this great

and important gathering , probably the largest meeting for a charitable object that has ever taken place anywhere , we havo as onr guest his Majesty the King of Sweden . I little doubted the manner in which yon would receive thia toast , as not only are we honouring a distinguished gnest , but a high and brave allv of ours— .

and we are honouring the Grand Master of Freemasons of Sweden . We all know the deep interest which his Majesty takes in our Craffc , and what excellent , Masons the Swedes are . In proposing this toast it is specially gratifying to me , for I have looked forward to this occasion for many years , because it waa throngh his Majesty the

King and his late lamented brother , that twenty years ago I was initiated into the mysteries of the Craft—and I am proud to be one of you , ancl still more to be at your head . I am grateful to the King for having made me one of you . Brethren , I know you will drink the toast with cordiality , and at the same time I feel that it will be

right to give thia toast Masonically , for in doing so we do hononr to our guest and to the Craft . The toast was vociferously received , and followed by capital Masonic firing , led by the Depnty G . Master . His Majesty the King of Sweden replied : Your Royal Highness , Most Worshipfnl Grand Master and Brethren—the toasfc I have to

proposo I give , nofc only on my own behalf , bufc on behalf of all the foreign Lodges and Masonio congregations whose principles and constitution aro in conformity with your own . Wonld that I conld say on behalf of all those who bear tha title of Mason , but whose laws and principles do not indeed deserve the name . There

are thousands , yes more than a hundred thousand , who will join in the feelings the expression of which I deire may be in this toasfc . I would also express the great satisfaction I feel at the hononr and distinction to-day conferred on me by your Grand Master and by you , constituting me a member of yonr honoured body . I feel

much satisfaction in being present afc such an enormous gathering as this , and one assembled for purposes so noble . Patriotic feelings are certainly noble and honourable , and nowhere are they deeper than in this country , for whose people , ever since my young days , I have had the greatest esteem , and where I find so many true and good

friends and where , afc this moment , I am surrounded by brethren . I hope snch noblo feelings will never be clouded by individualistic sentiments . But , brethren , there is one feeling still more grand and still more noble than patriotism , and that is thc feeling which has its foundation in the word of God , and unites tis in love and charity

to mankind . As we sing at Masonic gatherings in my own country , " There is one God , our Father , good ; so be his sons and brethren . " This is the bond which exists between us , the rallying cry which unites us , and the lasting tie which binds us . In this feeling I now have the greatest pleasure in giving yon the health of yonr

Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , my good friend ancl Brother , Grand Patron and President of fche Institution—the Chairman of the day . The toast having been honoured , the Prince replied as follows Brethren , ifc is difficult , very difficult , for me to find words to thank his Majesty and my kind brother sufficiently for the

way in which he has proposed the toasfc of my health , or yon for the kind way in which you have received ifc . You are well aware thafc during the fourteen years that I have held the high office of Grand Master I have striven to be nofc unmindful of your interests and those of the Craft , and thongh I am

prevented by my many duties from meeting you as often as I should like , still I hope that you are convinced that your interests are none the less dear to me . We have heard an address from the King of Sweden this evening which none of us are likely to forget , and I think , if he will allow me to say so , that we Englishmen have reason

to envy him his facility in speaking our langnage . It is , I believe , the firsfc time thafc a foreign sovereign . has honoured a gathering of this kind . I think that we may look upon it as a red letter day , and are not likely to forget the King ' s presence , and the kind and useful words he has spoken . In returning thanks I do not speak only

for myself , because as your Grand Master I am really one of you , and on your behalf I thank the King . Our watchword , "Religion and Charity , " is one which has

been inculcated in us ever since we have belonged to the Craft , and it is one which we shall do well to remember . If we uphold those principles , and above all that idea of patriotism of which the Kin" has spoken , thero is little doubt thafc the Craffc will remain