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as prosperous as ifc is now , and that our Lodges and numbers will increase . I do not wish to allude to foreign Lodges with whom wo are not in accord , but let us afc any rate strive to pick out what , ia good in many of them , nnd to remember that we arc not only KnL'lish Freemasons , but Freemnsons of tho en tin ? mi i verso . I trust that as

long ns T live , or as long as it may be permitted to m . - - > to held tho high office of your Grand Master , 1 may continue t ¦ > do my dntv to tho Craft and to my country .. I wish now to ask His Maj--sty tho King of Sweden if ho will condescend to accept , the Steward ' s Badge ' of this Festival . His Majesty was invested with the badge amid C \\' rs . Tho

Pnnco ot Wales , rising aga- ' n , stated that a teh-gtam had been received from New York , which showed that their cousins across tho water had not forgotten them . It wns in the following terms : " Grand Lodge i : i Annual Communication congratulates the I'ViiUrnity in England on tho Hundredth Anniversary of tho foundation of tho

Eoyal Masonic Instilution for Girls . " Tho Princo then proceeded : Your Majesty and Brethren , I havo now tho hononr to give you tho last toast , though I may safely call ifc tho most important , as the object with which wo have met at this enormous and unprecedented gathering ia to celebrate the Centenary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . That an Institution shonld havo existed a hundred

years is a proof that it is a good one , and wo have every reason to bo grateful to thoso who from tho commencement up to thu present timo have given their energy and their labours to keep going so thoroughly Masonic a Charity . ¦ As you are aware , tho Institution was founded by the Chevalier llnspini . King Geotge IV .,

King William IV . and many members of tlio Royal Family have supported it , and hor Majesty the Queen is patroness now . Tho school at first containtd onl y fifteen ehiklten . It now contains 213 , and they are i-ducated up lo a high religious standard , combined with instruction of a general character , including music . Paifcicular attention

is pan' to needlework , cooking , and domestic duties . Only a few days ago I was present here and saw the . girls go throngh their marching exercises , and I never saw anything moro satisfactory . There aro many commanding officers in our army and in other armies who would bo proud to see their men march and go through thoir

exercises as wo saw them performed . I may stato that tho system was established by Miss Davis , who was appointed head governess iu 18 fil , und I am glad to think that at this moment sho retains her post . Sho has been eminentl y successful , as is manifest by the result of the Cambridge Local , College of Preceptors , and Science

and Art examinations . It is also satisfactory to notice that , with the exception of Miss Davis , oveiy member of the staff has been educated at the Institution . The head governesses of other Charities were educated at our school , and during a period of eightyfour years there have been but two matrons , ono of whom held tho

appointment over fifty-two years . As you aro aware , the object wo havo in . view in meeting hero to-nighD is to mako important additions to the present buildings , and to provide accommodation for an increased number of children . Theso additions will cost at least £ 20 , 000 . In 1838 , on tho occasion of the Jubilee of the Institution ,

£ 1 , 000 was subscribed at the Annual Festival , and in 1871 , when I had tho honour of presiding , as much as £ 5 , 200 was collected , lint I have now ' an announcement to mako which I think will interest you beyond measure , and that is that I have the assurance of tho

Secretary that wo have obtained at this Centenary Festival over £ 50 , 500 . I may safely challenge anybody to dispute the statement that so largo a sum has never before been subscribed at a charity dinner . It affords me great pleasure to propose " Success to the Eoyal Masonic

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Institution for Giris , " coupled with the name of the Deputy Grand Matter the Earl of Lathom , tho Chairman of tbo Executive Committfc , nnd . an old and valued personal friend of my own . Ti o Earl of Lathom briellv responded , and tho proceedings wero brought to a conclusion . The banquet was well served and reflected great credit on tho caterers , Messrs . Spiers and Pond , Limited .

| The following is a surnmnry of the amounts contributed I from the Provinces . j £ s d ! Bedfordshire - - - - - . 97 13 0 Berks and Bucks - - - - - 715 7 0

Bristol- - - - - - - 37 16 0 Cambridgeshire - - - . ' 316 10 0 Cheshire ---... 415 1 (> 0 Cornwall - - - - - - 372 15 0 Cumberland and Westmoreland - - . - 210 0 0

Derbyshire - - - - . . 776 11 fi Dt vonshire - ... . 125 15 0 Dorsetshire ..... 294 0 0 Durham ...... 37 ^ 19 0 E . sex - - - - - - - 912 15 0

Gloucestershire ..... 516 15 0 Hants and the Isle of Wight .... 1128 19 6 Herefordshire - - . . . 68 5 0 Hertfordshire - - - . 618 9 0 Kent - - - - - 3073 2 6

Lancnshire , East Division .... 1339 5 6 Lancashire , West Division .... 2219 9 0 Leicestershire and Rutland .... 618 10 0 Lincolnshire ---.-. 196 14 6 Middlesex ...... 1014 12 6

Monmouthshire - .. . . 85 100 Norfolk - - - - . . 171 3 0 North Wales - - . . - - 664 7 6 Northants and Hunts - - - - - 221 10 0 Northumberland - - . . - 52 10 0

Nottinghamshire - - - - - 176 8 0 Oxfordshire - - - - - - 549 14 0 Shropshire .... 604 0 0 Somersetshire- ... 945 0 0 South Wales , East Division . - . 26 5 0

South Wales , West Division - - - - 105 0 0 Staffordshire - - - - - - 344 12 0 Suffolk - . . . . . 509 4 0 Surrey ..... 1150 3 6 Sussex . ¦ - - - - - 859 3 6

Warwickshire ...... 1509 6 fi Wiltshire - - - - - . - 329 IS 6 Worcestershire .... 693 18 0

Yorkshire , North and East ; . . . - - 762 0 6 Yorkshire , West .... 2600 0 0 Isle of Man - - . . . - 7 7 0 Foreign Districts and Stations - - - 166 12 6

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The following is a list of tbe amounts collected by the London Stewards : —

£ s d HIS MAJESTY THE KTNG OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY 26 5 0

HOUSE COMMITTEE . Br R Glutton ( soo also Lo 1537 ) 218 13 0 Thomas Fenn ( see also Emulation Lodge of Impt ) — Robert Grey ( see also Lodges

259 and 222 ) 630 0 0 Charles Hammerton 100 0 0 H A Hunt 73 10 0 E Letchworth ( see also Chap 2 ) 68 5 0

tr fie Lanrle Long 52 10 0 H B Marshall 10 10 0 J II Matthews 105 0 0 Sir John B Monckton fseo also

Lo 197 ) 105 0 0 James Moon 52 10 0 Colonel James Peters Frank Richardson 409 10 0

J A Rucker 15 15 0 Alderman Savory ( seo also Lo 7 ) 21 0 0 AUDIT COMMITTEE .

Hr . William Bailey ( see also Chap 22 ) 24 10 6 Robert Berridge 31 10 0 E C Davies ( see also Lo 23 ) 6 1 G 0

Herbert Dicketts ( see also Lo 23 ) 10 10 0 Ch-. H W Duke ( see also Lo 40 ) 21 11 0 Thomas KiiiL'Ston fsae also

Mar k Lodgo 13 ) " 0 G 0 W Roebuck ( sec also Oh 1194 ) 26 5 0 Henry Venn ( seo also Lo 23 ) 210 0

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i £ s d Supreme Grand Chapter 105 0 0 Grand Stewards Br Capt Robert Grosley Hall 26 5 0

: 1 Br JasIIolah 45 3 0 ; 1 Gordon Brown 26 5 0 | 1 Thomas Dinwiddy 10 10 0 ! 2 Francis Tagarfc 52 10 0 i Chapter 2 Como E Letchworth fsee also

HC ) — Lodge 3 Br John Larkin 65 2 0 3 Arthnr G Sandberg 21 0 0 3 Charles Challen 44 2 0

4 Hy J Gardiner 52 10 0 4 Rev A W Oxford 21 0 0 5 John W Jones 63 0 0 fi Cant G F Ormsbv

6 J Travers Smith 42 0 0 G B de Bertodano Lopez 34 13 0 6 J II Fit- / . James Claridge 10 10 0 6 G M Edwardes Jones 21 0 0

7 Alderman Jo-eph Savoy ( seo also H C ) — Chapter 7 Comp George Drysdale 31 10 0

jjotige 8 Br Henry Pullman 43 1 0 j Chapter I 8 Comp Charles W Stephens ! ( see also Lo 14 ) 130 4 0

: Lodge j 10 Br Phili p A Scratchley 64 1 0 ' Chapter i If ) flrann Snmnol Rroan 21 O C \

i Lodge 11 Br Charles H Mc Queen 63 0 0 12 J C Nicholson 80 6 0

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Lodge £ s d 13 Jno Geo Milbonrne 147 0 0 14 Alfred Williams 26 5 0 14 William Regester 10 10 0

14 Charles W Stephens ( see also Chap 8 ) 14 William F Nettleship 42 0 0 14 Walter J Ebbetts ( see also Lo 2190 ) 15 Edward Stimnsou 200 0 0

19 W M Bywafcer 112 7 0 Chapter 19 Comp J Russell Clipperton ( see also Lo 66 ) 21 0 0 Lodge

21 Br William Grellier 42 0 0 21 T S Howell , M . R . C . S . 105 0 0 22 EY Jolliffe 52 10 0 Chapter

22 Comp William Bailey ( see also AC ) — Lodge 23 Br Robert Willoughby 45 3 0

23 EC Davies ( see also AC ) — 23 H Dicketts ( see also A C ) — 23 Henry Venn ( see also AC ) — waiter

xo vvingnam oa u u 26 Malcolm Morris 24 3 0 28 David R Bryce 28 7 0 Chapter 28 Como E M Money 21 0 0

Lodge 29 Br John R Duulop 32 11 0 33 Thos C Charles , M . D . 42 10 0 3 / t T "Rlnnrai Whito - \

34 S J Attenborough i 105 0 0 34 James Chambers J 45 John Smith 54 12 0