Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

KENT . L ° 27 John G Henning - 48 5 0 1206 D Baker - - 64 0 0 Jftl 4 Rev . T S Chrteis - 43 13 0 1436 T J Pulley - ' ) 72 10 0 1436 B White - - ) 1531 H B Taylor

-EAST LANCASHIRE . 62 Edward Ashworth - 10 10 0 317 James Wilson - 10 10 0 317 William J Cunliffe - 10 10 0 317 John W Edwards - 10 10 0 467 Walter Potts . - 15 15 0 1723 Robert Lathom - 10 10 0 1723 James Heywood - 10 10 0 1948 Major G E Hardman - 10 10 0 WEST LANCASHIRE . 86 Roeinald Young - 85 1 0 85 William Newsome - 10 10 0 202 Bradshaw W Rowson 10 10 0 1013 William Longbottom - 31 10 0 1213 James Andrew - 21 0 0 1250 David W Finney - 31 10 0 1387 Robert Davies - 12 12 0 1505 Robert Foote - - 10 10 0 1814 William Bonden * V 31 10 0 1814 William Young Martin )

MIDDLESEX . 1309 John Proffitt - - 16 16 0 1326 William R Vassila - 20 0 0 1460 Rev . Dr . P H E Brette 44 2 0 1494 T S Archer . - 36 15 0

MONMOUTHSHIRE . Province . Alderman T Beynon 236 5 0 NORTH WALES AND SALOP . 384 R C Mellor - . 10 10 0 Chapter 606 Comp . Capt . C Hunter - 31 10 0 Lodge 1336 Br . J Oswell Bury - 11 11 0 1849 Henry Kneeshair - 10 10 0

OXFORDLodge 310 John Fisher - - 20 0 0 357 Rev . H A Pickard - 28 17 6 1704 William Atkins - 21 0 0 1895 G E Brakspear - 15 15 0

SOMERSETSHIRE . Prov . & 833 John Budge - 44 . 2 0

SOUTH WALES ( East Div . ) 833 Bro J Smith Prov . & 960 George H Noel . 217 7 0

STAFFORDSHIRE . 418 W II Snow - - 72 16 0 624 Capt . J A Bindley - 110 5 0 624 T A Jackson 1792 FJTurley - 89 5 0 SUFFOLK . Prov N Tracy - - 136 10 0

SURREY . Lodge 410 C Greenwood jun . - 47 15 0 1395 A H Bowles . - 10 10 0 1638 D W Cable - - 25 0 0 1981 W F Catterson . 15 15 0 Col . R Angus Croll - 10 10 0

SUSSEX . 271 G Ford - - 10 10 0 315 & 1636 J Eberell - - 262 10 0 732 B Bennett - - 79 16 0 732 J M Kidd - - 10 10 0

WARWICKSHIRE . Wood house - - 12 12 0 587 0 F Rowe - . 15 15 0 739 A F Warrillow . 10 10 0 887 Captain A Ash . 10 10 0 1474 H J Creamer - ¦ 10 10 0

WORCESTERSHIRE . Province G Taylor 280 U Rovvo 377 S W Grosvenor 377 W C Green - 377 J E Stone - . } - 217 7 0 539 W B Williamson

560 1874 A F Godson

-N . AND E . YORKSHIRE . 313 Major W H Marwood - 15 15 0

WEST YORKSHIRE . 139 J Needham - - \ 242 CH Verity - 296 J C Wing - 302 J R Armitage , J . P . - 521 H Wood 910 G H Looking - 910 J G Lyon 910 W H Wilkes - 910 J H Greaves . 910 R Fisher - . 400 °° 1211 GF Crowe - 1211 J W Fourness 1211 A Wood 1211 Major R W Moore - 1513 TEmbleton - 1513 W R Massie - 1513 GSykes 1513 I Longley C Pegler - - '

FOREIGN . ! H De Tatham , M . D . - 10 10 0

Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

Loughborough Lodge of Instruction , No . 22 . —On Monday evening last , at the Cambria Tavern , Cambria-road , Loughborough Junction . Bros . Barclay Perkins W . M ., Warren S . W ., Littlewood J . W ., McDiarmaid Treasurer , McKinley Secretary , Banks S . D ., Westley J . D ., Johnson Preceptor , Wood I . G . ; Chambers , Allison , & c . After the minutes of last Lodge bad been read and

confirmed , Bro . Alliston worked the first and Bro . Westley the second sections of the lecture . The ceremony of initiation was then rehearsed , with Bro . Chambers as candidate . After other business , Lod ge was closed in ancient form , and adjourned till Monday , the 21 st inst ., on which evening Brother James Stevens will give the second part of his lecture on the rituals and ceremony of the first degree .

•Percy Lodge of Instruction , No . 198 . —Held at the Joll y Farmers , Southgate-road , Islington , N ., on Saturday , 5 th inst . Present—Bros . Ashton W . M ., Capstick S . W ., Venning J . W ., VVoolf S . D ., Weeden J . D ., Hatch I . G ., I . P . Cohen as Preceptor , Fenner as Secretary , Lorkin Treas . ; also Bros . Houghton , Lowe , Manger , and Galer . Lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of last

meeting were read and confirmed . Bro . Lowe offered himself as candidate , and the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed . Brother Cohen worked the first and second sections of the lecture , asisted by the brethren . Bro . Capstick was unanimously elected W . M . for tbe ensuing week . After sundry communications had been read by the Secretary , Lodge was closed in ancient form , and adjourned to Saturday the 12 th inst ., at eight o ' clock .

United Pilgrims Lodge of Instruction , No . 507-SDQ usual weekly meeting was held at the Surrey Masonic Hall , Camberwell , on Friday evening , the 4 th inst ., Bro . Henry Baldwin Vv . M . There were present among others Bros . Serjeant S . W ., Philli ps J . W ., Poore Secretary , James Stevens P . M . aud Preceptor , Jones S . D ., J . N . Bate J . D ., Wiltshire I . G ., M . Franci . - ' , Stokes , < tc :. 1 he ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , and Bro . Sarjeant delivered the charge . The first and fourth sections wero worked bv the breth .

™ n , assiated by Bro . Francis . Lodge was called offi for entry drill , Bro . Poore very effectively acting as drill master . Lodgo was called on , and Bro . Serjeant having been elected W . M . for tho ensuing week . Lod ge was closed in perfect harmony , and adjourned . Southg ate Lodge , 1950 . — This Lodge held its first meeting

Notices Of Meetings.

under the new Master , Bro . Tibbitts , on the 3 rd inst ., when two brethren were raised , one passed , and Mr . Tryon was initiated . Bro . Forgo I . P . M . called tho attention of the brethren to the lament , able loss of life in tho North Sea nmongst the fishing fleet during the severe galo of tho 6 th of March . Ho stated there were about 150 lives lost , while 60 widows and 362 orphans wore left in deep distress . The S . W ., Bro . Hancock , proposed that the sum of £ 2 2 s be voted

from the Lodge fnnde , and in the . course of his remarks Bro . Han . cock alluded to the niggardly way in which the public had subscribed to this fearful disaster , affecting British subjects ; he always found that when anything of the kind happened in a foreign country it was taken np with more spirit by the British public than any home disaster . The whole of the brethren subscribed to Bro . Forge's list , and this has enabled him to send a cheque of £ 7 7 s to the Lord Mayor as the subscription of the Southgate Lodge .

There was a meeting of the GJ-eneral Committee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , at Freemasons ' Hall , on Wednesday last , at which Bro . 0 . J . Perceval presided , and there were also present Bros . Clarke , Cottebrune , Brett , Bolton , Belton , Louis Stein , Adlard ,

McPherson , Smith , Goodall , John Baimer , Dilley , Case , Farnfield , Murlis , Charles Lacey , Moore , Bash , and Massey . Brother Terry , the Secretary , read the minutes of previous meeting , which were confirmed . He also read the Warden ' s report . Brother Terry reported the death ,

since last meeting , of one male and four female annuitants , and a moiety of hor late husband ' s annuity was granted to the widow of the first mentioned . Brother Terry also

reported that since last meeting the Committee had lost three of its members by death , viz .: —Brothers W . Hale , < T . R . Gallant , and A . J . Duff-Filer . Brother Terry was instructed to write letters of condolence ou behalf of the

Committee to their widows respectively . Bro . Terry read a draft of the Annual Report , for the information of the Committee . He also read the statement of the number of

attendances of members of the Committee to be presented to Grand Lodge , and ns it appeared that three of the number were disqualified , tlrree others were nominated for election .