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Chryston New Public School.
persons , is intended to serve the double purpose of school - room and public meeting place for the villagers . In addition to this there are also four large class-rooms and the master ' s house , which is situated to the south-west of the p rincipal school-room . Mr . Robert Brown , Chryston , the builder , is executing his work in a thorough tradesman-like manner , and it is expected that
the school will he finished and ready for occupancy in the course of three or four months . The ceremony of laying the memorial stone on Saturday was also made the occasion of a public demonstration of a kind seldom witnessed in the quiet village of Chryston , tbe inhabitants of which seemed to be fully alive to the importance of thc event which called forth their rejoicing . About four o ' clock in
the afternoon the members of thc Cadder Argyle Lodge of Freemasons , " with aprons put on , " as well as deputations from the Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld Lodges , assembled in the village , and , preceded by the local brass band , playing the orthodox tunc , marched in processional order to the new building , a distance of about half a mile . The villagers turned out en masse to witness the interesting spectacle .
and the procession in its march was accompanied by a large crowd of men , women , and children . A temporary p latform for the accomodation of thc dignitaries and the favoured few had been erected in front of the building . The ceremony was commenced by thc Rev . Alex . Thomson , Chaplain to the Provincial Grand Lodge , offering up prayer , after which Dr . John Murray , Secretary to the local
lodges , deposited in the cavity of the stone a glass jar , containing , amongst other documents , copies of the Daih / Mail , Glasgow News , and Glasgow Herald . The stone having been duly laid in accordance with the rules of Masonry—oil and wine being poured upon the stone , while the band at intervals played '' . The Merry Masons "—Bro . T . C . Christie addressed the assembly as follows : —Right
Worshipful and very worthy brethren , —Having now laid the memorial stone of this building according to thc ritual of our ancient and loyal Order , it only remains for me to congratulate the friends of education on the increasing care and attention that is being given to the upbringing of the new generation . May the results be all that the promoters desire . And I also congratulate
my esteemed colleagues of the School Board of Cadder , with whom it has been no small pleasure to be associated , on the satisfactory progress that has to this time been attained in our useful though burdensome labours . I sincerely thank my Masonic brethren who have assisted me in the work to-day . Their presence here is only another proof of how desirous the brethren are to forward all that
is calculated to promote the advancement of learning and the well-being of their fellow-men . ( Hear , hear . ) Living in the light , they are ever anxious that all should come to it , and cultivate those graces which true Masons , as perfect men , should exhibit in their lives . ( Hear , hear . ) You will now , I am very sure , all join me in the prayer that this house , and all erected with thc same object , may
prove a nursery of learning and virtue , of noble aspirations and generous deeds , and of that fear which is the beginning of wisdom , so that " truth and justice , religion and piety , " may be established among us for all generations . ( Cheers . ) After some remarks from the Rev . Mr . Moody , of the Established Church , Mr . John M'Culloch
presented Bro . Christie with a silver trowel bearing an inscription . The ceremony was closed by the band playing "The Merry Masons . " We may add that the Cadder School Board have resolved to erect two other schools similar in character and design to the one whose memorial stone was laid on Saturday .
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET TO A SWANSEA BROTHER .
OnWednesday , June ifith , a complimentary banquet was given at Swansea to Bro . Frederick Broughton , P . M . and P . Prov . J . G . W ., on the occasion of his leaving Wales for Canada . The banquet was attended by brethren from all parts of the province , and took place at thc Mackworth
Arms Hotel , being served up in the excellent style of which that establishment is well known to be capable , under the supervision of Mr . and Mrs . Stone . The menu comprised all the delicacies of thc season . The printed programme was in itself a literary treat , and consisted of appropriate cullings from Shakespeare , in which the deft ( hand and clear intelligence of a brother standing high in the Craft
were manifest . In fact , the writings of thc immortal bard must have been subjected to very close and considerable research in order to supply the requisite quotations . "Hamlet" supplied us with "Aboard , aboard , the wind sits in the shoulder of your sail , and you are stayed for—adieu , adieu ! " " Stay ; give me drink ; here ' s to thy health . " The play of "Troilus and Crcssida" gave quotations as
follow t— " One touch of nature makes the whole world kin , " " Welcome ever smiles , and Farewell goes out sighing . " " The Tempest " added thc following : " Wc promise you calm seas , auspicious gales , " " Gentle breath of ours his sails must fill . " To "Two Gentlemen of Verona " wc are indebted for " All happiness bechance thee ; " to " Cymbeline" for "The winds of all the corners kiss your sails
and make your vessel nimble ; " to "A Comedy of Errors " for " A table full of welcome ; " to " Julius Ca * s , tr " for " Our hearts arejthirsty for that pledge , " "With courtesy and with respect , " " With free and friendly conference , " and "Fill till the wine o ' erswell the cup . " To "Timon of Athens" for "A dinner of friends ; " and to "Henry
VIII . " for " A health ? let it go round . " Under the influence of these invocations it is needless to say that the banquet was done full justice to , as were tbe after procced"igs . The chair was occupied by tbe W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master of South Wales , Eastern Division , Bro . Edward J . Morris , at whose right sat the guest of the evening , Bro . Broughton . Among the brethren present
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
were the following : —Bros . James G . Hall , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Marmaduke Tennant , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Thomas D . Daniel , Prov . J . G . W . ; O . G . Williams , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Rowland Thomas , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; William James Morgan , of Carmarthen , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . Charles T . Heartley , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Rev . A . H . P . Trewman , Prov . G . Chaplain , Somerset ; John Jones , Prov . G . Treasurer ;
Laurence Tulloch , P . Prov . G . Registrar ; Walter Whittington , Prov . G . Secretary ; W . ' ll . Tucker , P . S . G . D . ; H . Green , P . Prov . J . G . D . ; W . G . Davies , Prov . G . Sup . Works ; I-I . St . G . Caulfield , P . Prov . G . Sup " . Works ; ] . Jones Hewson , P . Prov . G . D . C . ; P . Donaldson , P . Prov . G . D . C ; W . L . R . Jackson , Prov . G . Steward ; J . C . Barry , Prov . G . Steward ; James Goodall , W . M . 2-57
E . Cambridge Phillips , W . M . 651 ; W . J . Thomas , W . M . 679 ; John Jones , VV . M . 8 33 ; J . J . Jenkins , i . * > 23 * > P- Williams , 110 ; Rev . Dr . Moore , 237 ; Robert Maine , 237 ; L . L . Howell , 237 ; W . Dobbs , 237 ; W . Watkins , 237 ; W . Thomas , 23 ; ; D . Jenkins , 237 ; W . Paxton Garrett , 3 64 ; A . P . Struve , 364 ; Austin Parsons , 3 64 ; H . Stair , 3 C 4 ; W . Pcckover , 3 64 ; W .
Griffiths , 3 64 ; A . Phipps , 651 ; Thomas Thomas , 1323 ; David Jenric , 1323 ; H . J . Jones , 1323 ; J . B . Richards , 1323 ; II . Norton , J . C . Manning , T . W . R . Mason , W . Lewis , and many others , to the number altogether of about seventy . Bro . Charles Bath , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . Richard Eve , Prov . S . G . W ., and Bro . S . B . Power , P . Prov . G . Registrar , were unavoidably prevented attending .
The banquet being over , the usual loyal toasts of " The Queen aud Craft" and "H . R . H . the M . W . the Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , " were given and responded to . This was followed by the toast of " Thc Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore Mansel Talbot , " proposed by Bro . John Jones Jenkins , W . M . of the Talbot Lodge , Swansea , who said it would
be invidious on his part to dilate upon thc many good qualities of Bro . Talbot , who was well-known to them all as not only a Mason in word but in deed also . The toast was warmly received , followed by a song , "In Happy Moments , " by Bro . Jones Hewson . The Chairman then rose to propose the toast of the evening , " Health and Prosperity to Bro . Broughton . " He
was greeted on rising with a round of applause . This was repeated on the toast being submitted from the chair . He stated that they were gathered together that evening in goodly numbers to pay a tribute of respect to a worthy and distinguished brother . No tribute of respect which they , as a province , could render to Bro . Broughton would , however , be above his deserts . It was his duty that
evening to offer to Bro . Broughton his hearty thanks , and the no less hearty thanks ofthe Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , for the very eminent services which he had rendered to the Province of South Wales . Coming amongst them , as he did , some nine years ago , Bro . Broughton speedily identified himself with Masonry in thc province , and he earned the favour of the brethren to such
an extent that for three consecutive years he filled the high position of Master of the Brecon Lodge . ( Cheers . ) This would show how distinguished a Mason he must have been before he would have received such an honour at the hands of the brethren of his lodge . He was next selected upon three separate occasions to hold high office in Grand Lodge , and he now sat amongst them a Past Provincial
Junior Grand Warden . ( Cheers . ) Speaking personally he very much regretted that Bro . Broughton was going to leave them , and if he looked round that room he would see a number of brethren to whom he was equally well known as he was to himself , by whom he was equally esteemed , and who would regret his departure as he ( the chairman ) did . They had , however , assembled on that occasion , not
to express vain regrets , for it was to Bro . Broughton's interest that the change should be made , but to convey to him their warmest sympathy , accompanied with earnest hopes for his future prosperity in life in the new and faroff sphere to which he had been called . They had met to say farewell , and in saying farewell their wish was that he might fare well—the wish being
expressed—if he interpreted the feelings aright of those who were then present—being expressed in the fervent hope that his journey across the pathless sea would be a safe and a pleasant one , and that he would meet with the same brotherly kindness and consideration among his new Masonic friends as he had earned for himself among the old . ( Loud Cheers . ) Their expressions of fraternal
regard must of necessity be very cheering to Bro . Broughton , well calculated to cheer him on his way to the distant home to which he was going—a home which they one and all hoped would have many pleasant surroundings . He therefore called upon them to join him in wishing the brother who was leaving them a very hearty and a very affectionate farewell . ( Loud applause , the toast being
enthusiastically received with ercry expression of hearty good-will towardstheworthy orotberso feelingly alluded to . ) Bro . Broughton , who , on rising , was received with loud and long-continued cheers , and who spoke throughout with evidently suppressed emotion , said he scarcely knew how to thank them sufficiently for the reception which they had given to him , for thc honour which they had bestowed
upon him , and for the very kind remarks which had been made in reference to him . Their worthy chairman , the Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master , had shown considerable ability in enriching the printed programme of their proceedings with appropriate Shakespearean quotations . There was one quotation , however , which had been omitted , which had special reference to his own case .
Shakespeare had said that some men were born to greatness , others achieved greatness , and some had greatness trust upon them . He felt that he could conscientiously say that he had achieved no greatness except what had been thrust upon him—anti thrust upon him very kindly indeed . He felt howjlittlc he had really done for Freemasonry—how little he had done to carry out that which ,
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
when , twenty years ago , the mysterious veil was drawn aside , and he was admitted into their midst . What he heard then he should never forget , and he was quite sure he had carried out very imperfectly the principles inculcated , and for which he hatl received such honour and consideration at their hands . He would tell them why he admired Freemasonry—nay , why he loved it . He admired it , first , because it inculcated a belief in , and an
adoration of , thc Almighty God , because it teaches us morality and truth as guiding principles , and exhorted to charity as the one beneficent rule of daily life . It was religion without dogma , and almost without doctrine . Beyond this , it tended to elevate man in every respect , both morally and socially , and could be understood only by those who investigated the mysteries by which it was surrounded . Though ancient , it could not be classed anion ? the
wornout sciences . It was a thing of to-day , as it was that of the distant past ; and they had in it , besides its wealth of science , all thc elements of pure and simple religion . It taught them grand and telling truths for their guidance in the present , and held out to them the certainty of a glorious future . That was why he admired Freemasonry ,
nay , loved it . ( Loud cheers . ) He thanked tbem sincerely for thc honour they had bestowed upon him , undeserved though be knew it was—earnestly and fraternally did he thank them , and , in thanking them , bade them farewell . ( Applause . ) The speaker sat down , being heartily cheered , " Auld Lang Sync " being feelingly sung by the brethren with the usual accessories .
Thc list of toasts having been disposed of , thc meeting broke up , the brethren all wishing Bro . Broughton a prosperous voyage and a safe return .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
1 he fourth meeting of the Stewards for the festival of next Wednesday was held on Monday , at Freemasons ' Hall . Lord Balfour of Burlei gh , Past Grand Senior Warden of England , President of thc Board of Stewards , took the chair , in which he was supported by Bros . Edward Jones , S . D ., 192 ; A . John Bingcmann , W . M . 55 ; Thomas
J . Sabine , Mark Degree ; Robert B . Webster , W . M . 1320 ; Francis R . Vine , P . M . 173 ; John A . Rucker , P . G . D . 66 ; R . R . Davis , W . M . 256 ; John Palmer , W . M . 1501 ; T . Hastings Miller , P . M . 907 ; Samuel J . Hose , W . M . iitjsj Israel Abrahams , P . M . 188 ; J . M . P . Montagu , D . P . G . M . Dorset ; W . C . Parsons , W . M . 180 ; A . Brown , W . M . 7 O 6 ; If .
M . Levy , P . M . 188 ; H . E . Burt , P . M . f > 22 ; W . Lane , W . M . 28 ; Charles Moody , P . M . 104 O ; John Hcaley , P . M . 59 ; S . Rosenthal , P . M . 4 * 5 ; A ' . B . Garrett , W . M . 11 ; John Cox , W . M . 1257 ; " " *'• H . Smith , 108 ; John Secx , P . M . 186 ; C . J . Morgan . S . W . 8 ; J . L . H . Vockins , W . M . 1329 ; A . Barfield , P . M . S i 1 ; W . Lutwychc , W . M . 136 = ; J . C .
Bayley . 33 ; G- Ward Verry , P . M . 1278 ; Richard Motion , 453 ; Henry Venn , R . C ; Wm . Stephens , 1351 ; W . II . Farnfield , W . M . 907 ; II . Massey ( Freemason ); jaiid F . Binckes , Sec . The printed regulations were read , and the plan of the building was explained by Bro . Binckes , who also announced to the Stewards that they were expected to attend
at the Alexandra Palace at from three o ' clock to half-past three on Wednesday next , for final instruction in their duties . The toast list was submitted and approved , and a vote of thanks to Lord Balfour of Burleigh , proposed by Bro . J . A . Rucker , Past Grand Deacon , and seconded by Bro . S . J . Hose , W . M . 1155 , was carried unanimously . The Chairman , in acknowledging thc vote , said he would
lake this opportunity , as it was the first time he bad been able to attend a meeting of the Stewards for the festival of the Boys' School this year , to state that it arose from other engagements . As some of the brethren might be aware , he was one of the Commissioners appointed to en-, quire into the working of the Factory Acts , and , in strictness , he ought to be in Manchester at that moment , but as
he was very anxious to attend this meeting , he had got another Commissioner to take his place at Manchester for that day . ( Cheers . ) In answer to a question of Bro . Bingcmann as to the probable number of visitors at the festival , Bro . Binck ' es said that all Stewards had notice sent to them that any " returns " must be delivered by that day , the 28 th . Very
few of such returns had been sent in , and therefore thc Stewards had a right to expect that there would be a very large attendance . Every post would now bring in applications for tickets . Thc pressure would be very great , and the kindest consideration must be given for the members of thc board . He hoped that all the Stewards would think it their individual duty to contribute their best efforts to thc success of the festival . At the close of the meeting tbe ballot for places was conducted , which lasted a considerable time .
HOSPITAL SATURDAY . —On Saturday evening the usual Council meeting of thc Council of the Hospital Saturday Fund was held at 28 , Leicester-square . The Chairman ( Bro . Captain Mercier ) reported that since the Hospital Saturday delegate meeting on the 12 th ult ., when be announced that nearly two hundred names of firms had been
received , upwards of thirteen hundred additional names had been sent in , making thc total number up to the present time 1 , 500 fums , amongst whose employes collections would be made . This was beyond measure satisfactory , especially as further names are being received at the rate of from ( io to 100 per day . There was thus every reason to hope that this year ' s collection will be a large
one . THE Morning Post states that there will be a meeting of those peers interested in Ireland at the Duke of Abercorn ' s private residence in Green-strcct , Grosvernor-square , Lord Hawarden has called the attendance by circular .
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Chryston New Public School.
persons , is intended to serve the double purpose of school - room and public meeting place for the villagers . In addition to this there are also four large class-rooms and the master ' s house , which is situated to the south-west of the p rincipal school-room . Mr . Robert Brown , Chryston , the builder , is executing his work in a thorough tradesman-like manner , and it is expected that
the school will he finished and ready for occupancy in the course of three or four months . The ceremony of laying the memorial stone on Saturday was also made the occasion of a public demonstration of a kind seldom witnessed in the quiet village of Chryston , tbe inhabitants of which seemed to be fully alive to the importance of thc event which called forth their rejoicing . About four o ' clock in
the afternoon the members of thc Cadder Argyle Lodge of Freemasons , " with aprons put on , " as well as deputations from the Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld Lodges , assembled in the village , and , preceded by the local brass band , playing the orthodox tunc , marched in processional order to the new building , a distance of about half a mile . The villagers turned out en masse to witness the interesting spectacle .
and the procession in its march was accompanied by a large crowd of men , women , and children . A temporary p latform for the accomodation of thc dignitaries and the favoured few had been erected in front of the building . The ceremony was commenced by thc Rev . Alex . Thomson , Chaplain to the Provincial Grand Lodge , offering up prayer , after which Dr . John Murray , Secretary to the local
lodges , deposited in the cavity of the stone a glass jar , containing , amongst other documents , copies of the Daih / Mail , Glasgow News , and Glasgow Herald . The stone having been duly laid in accordance with the rules of Masonry—oil and wine being poured upon the stone , while the band at intervals played '' . The Merry Masons "—Bro . T . C . Christie addressed the assembly as follows : —Right
Worshipful and very worthy brethren , —Having now laid the memorial stone of this building according to thc ritual of our ancient and loyal Order , it only remains for me to congratulate the friends of education on the increasing care and attention that is being given to the upbringing of the new generation . May the results be all that the promoters desire . And I also congratulate
my esteemed colleagues of the School Board of Cadder , with whom it has been no small pleasure to be associated , on the satisfactory progress that has to this time been attained in our useful though burdensome labours . I sincerely thank my Masonic brethren who have assisted me in the work to-day . Their presence here is only another proof of how desirous the brethren are to forward all that
is calculated to promote the advancement of learning and the well-being of their fellow-men . ( Hear , hear . ) Living in the light , they are ever anxious that all should come to it , and cultivate those graces which true Masons , as perfect men , should exhibit in their lives . ( Hear , hear . ) You will now , I am very sure , all join me in the prayer that this house , and all erected with thc same object , may
prove a nursery of learning and virtue , of noble aspirations and generous deeds , and of that fear which is the beginning of wisdom , so that " truth and justice , religion and piety , " may be established among us for all generations . ( Cheers . ) After some remarks from the Rev . Mr . Moody , of the Established Church , Mr . John M'Culloch
presented Bro . Christie with a silver trowel bearing an inscription . The ceremony was closed by the band playing "The Merry Masons . " We may add that the Cadder School Board have resolved to erect two other schools similar in character and design to the one whose memorial stone was laid on Saturday .
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET TO A SWANSEA BROTHER .
OnWednesday , June ifith , a complimentary banquet was given at Swansea to Bro . Frederick Broughton , P . M . and P . Prov . J . G . W ., on the occasion of his leaving Wales for Canada . The banquet was attended by brethren from all parts of the province , and took place at thc Mackworth
Arms Hotel , being served up in the excellent style of which that establishment is well known to be capable , under the supervision of Mr . and Mrs . Stone . The menu comprised all the delicacies of thc season . The printed programme was in itself a literary treat , and consisted of appropriate cullings from Shakespeare , in which the deft ( hand and clear intelligence of a brother standing high in the Craft
were manifest . In fact , the writings of thc immortal bard must have been subjected to very close and considerable research in order to supply the requisite quotations . "Hamlet" supplied us with "Aboard , aboard , the wind sits in the shoulder of your sail , and you are stayed for—adieu , adieu ! " " Stay ; give me drink ; here ' s to thy health . " The play of "Troilus and Crcssida" gave quotations as
follow t— " One touch of nature makes the whole world kin , " " Welcome ever smiles , and Farewell goes out sighing . " " The Tempest " added thc following : " Wc promise you calm seas , auspicious gales , " " Gentle breath of ours his sails must fill . " To "Two Gentlemen of Verona " wc are indebted for " All happiness bechance thee ; " to " Cymbeline" for "The winds of all the corners kiss your sails
and make your vessel nimble ; " to "A Comedy of Errors " for " A table full of welcome ; " to " Julius Ca * s , tr " for " Our hearts arejthirsty for that pledge , " "With courtesy and with respect , " " With free and friendly conference , " and "Fill till the wine o ' erswell the cup . " To "Timon of Athens" for "A dinner of friends ; " and to "Henry
VIII . " for " A health ? let it go round . " Under the influence of these invocations it is needless to say that the banquet was done full justice to , as were tbe after procced"igs . The chair was occupied by tbe W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master of South Wales , Eastern Division , Bro . Edward J . Morris , at whose right sat the guest of the evening , Bro . Broughton . Among the brethren present
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
were the following : —Bros . James G . Hall , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Marmaduke Tennant , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Thomas D . Daniel , Prov . J . G . W . ; O . G . Williams , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Rowland Thomas , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; William James Morgan , of Carmarthen , P . Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . Charles T . Heartley , Prov . G . Chaplain ; Rev . A . H . P . Trewman , Prov . G . Chaplain , Somerset ; John Jones , Prov . G . Treasurer ;
Laurence Tulloch , P . Prov . G . Registrar ; Walter Whittington , Prov . G . Secretary ; W . ' ll . Tucker , P . S . G . D . ; H . Green , P . Prov . J . G . D . ; W . G . Davies , Prov . G . Sup . Works ; I-I . St . G . Caulfield , P . Prov . G . Sup " . Works ; ] . Jones Hewson , P . Prov . G . D . C . ; P . Donaldson , P . Prov . G . D . C ; W . L . R . Jackson , Prov . G . Steward ; J . C . Barry , Prov . G . Steward ; James Goodall , W . M . 2-57
E . Cambridge Phillips , W . M . 651 ; W . J . Thomas , W . M . 679 ; John Jones , VV . M . 8 33 ; J . J . Jenkins , i . * > 23 * > P- Williams , 110 ; Rev . Dr . Moore , 237 ; Robert Maine , 237 ; L . L . Howell , 237 ; W . Dobbs , 237 ; W . Watkins , 237 ; W . Thomas , 23 ; ; D . Jenkins , 237 ; W . Paxton Garrett , 3 64 ; A . P . Struve , 364 ; Austin Parsons , 3 64 ; H . Stair , 3 C 4 ; W . Pcckover , 3 64 ; W .
Griffiths , 3 64 ; A . Phipps , 651 ; Thomas Thomas , 1323 ; David Jenric , 1323 ; H . J . Jones , 1323 ; J . B . Richards , 1323 ; II . Norton , J . C . Manning , T . W . R . Mason , W . Lewis , and many others , to the number altogether of about seventy . Bro . Charles Bath , P . Prov . S . G . W . ; Bro . Richard Eve , Prov . S . G . W ., and Bro . S . B . Power , P . Prov . G . Registrar , were unavoidably prevented attending .
The banquet being over , the usual loyal toasts of " The Queen aud Craft" and "H . R . H . the M . W . the Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , " were given and responded to . This was followed by the toast of " Thc Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore Mansel Talbot , " proposed by Bro . John Jones Jenkins , W . M . of the Talbot Lodge , Swansea , who said it would
be invidious on his part to dilate upon thc many good qualities of Bro . Talbot , who was well-known to them all as not only a Mason in word but in deed also . The toast was warmly received , followed by a song , "In Happy Moments , " by Bro . Jones Hewson . The Chairman then rose to propose the toast of the evening , " Health and Prosperity to Bro . Broughton . " He
was greeted on rising with a round of applause . This was repeated on the toast being submitted from the chair . He stated that they were gathered together that evening in goodly numbers to pay a tribute of respect to a worthy and distinguished brother . No tribute of respect which they , as a province , could render to Bro . Broughton would , however , be above his deserts . It was his duty that
evening to offer to Bro . Broughton his hearty thanks , and the no less hearty thanks ofthe Right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , for the very eminent services which he had rendered to the Province of South Wales . Coming amongst them , as he did , some nine years ago , Bro . Broughton speedily identified himself with Masonry in thc province , and he earned the favour of the brethren to such
an extent that for three consecutive years he filled the high position of Master of the Brecon Lodge . ( Cheers . ) This would show how distinguished a Mason he must have been before he would have received such an honour at the hands of the brethren of his lodge . He was next selected upon three separate occasions to hold high office in Grand Lodge , and he now sat amongst them a Past Provincial
Junior Grand Warden . ( Cheers . ) Speaking personally he very much regretted that Bro . Broughton was going to leave them , and if he looked round that room he would see a number of brethren to whom he was equally well known as he was to himself , by whom he was equally esteemed , and who would regret his departure as he ( the chairman ) did . They had , however , assembled on that occasion , not
to express vain regrets , for it was to Bro . Broughton's interest that the change should be made , but to convey to him their warmest sympathy , accompanied with earnest hopes for his future prosperity in life in the new and faroff sphere to which he had been called . They had met to say farewell , and in saying farewell their wish was that he might fare well—the wish being
expressed—if he interpreted the feelings aright of those who were then present—being expressed in the fervent hope that his journey across the pathless sea would be a safe and a pleasant one , and that he would meet with the same brotherly kindness and consideration among his new Masonic friends as he had earned for himself among the old . ( Loud Cheers . ) Their expressions of fraternal
regard must of necessity be very cheering to Bro . Broughton , well calculated to cheer him on his way to the distant home to which he was going—a home which they one and all hoped would have many pleasant surroundings . He therefore called upon them to join him in wishing the brother who was leaving them a very hearty and a very affectionate farewell . ( Loud applause , the toast being
enthusiastically received with ercry expression of hearty good-will towardstheworthy orotberso feelingly alluded to . ) Bro . Broughton , who , on rising , was received with loud and long-continued cheers , and who spoke throughout with evidently suppressed emotion , said he scarcely knew how to thank them sufficiently for the reception which they had given to him , for thc honour which they had bestowed
upon him , and for the very kind remarks which had been made in reference to him . Their worthy chairman , the Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master , had shown considerable ability in enriching the printed programme of their proceedings with appropriate Shakespearean quotations . There was one quotation , however , which had been omitted , which had special reference to his own case .
Shakespeare had said that some men were born to greatness , others achieved greatness , and some had greatness trust upon them . He felt that he could conscientiously say that he had achieved no greatness except what had been thrust upon him—anti thrust upon him very kindly indeed . He felt howjlittlc he had really done for Freemasonry—how little he had done to carry out that which ,
Complimentary Banquet To A Swansea Brother.
when , twenty years ago , the mysterious veil was drawn aside , and he was admitted into their midst . What he heard then he should never forget , and he was quite sure he had carried out very imperfectly the principles inculcated , and for which he hatl received such honour and consideration at their hands . He would tell them why he admired Freemasonry—nay , why he loved it . He admired it , first , because it inculcated a belief in , and an
adoration of , thc Almighty God , because it teaches us morality and truth as guiding principles , and exhorted to charity as the one beneficent rule of daily life . It was religion without dogma , and almost without doctrine . Beyond this , it tended to elevate man in every respect , both morally and socially , and could be understood only by those who investigated the mysteries by which it was surrounded . Though ancient , it could not be classed anion ? the
wornout sciences . It was a thing of to-day , as it was that of the distant past ; and they had in it , besides its wealth of science , all thc elements of pure and simple religion . It taught them grand and telling truths for their guidance in the present , and held out to them the certainty of a glorious future . That was why he admired Freemasonry ,
nay , loved it . ( Loud cheers . ) He thanked tbem sincerely for thc honour they had bestowed upon him , undeserved though be knew it was—earnestly and fraternally did he thank them , and , in thanking them , bade them farewell . ( Applause . ) The speaker sat down , being heartily cheered , " Auld Lang Sync " being feelingly sung by the brethren with the usual accessories .
Thc list of toasts having been disposed of , thc meeting broke up , the brethren all wishing Bro . Broughton a prosperous voyage and a safe return .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
1 he fourth meeting of the Stewards for the festival of next Wednesday was held on Monday , at Freemasons ' Hall . Lord Balfour of Burlei gh , Past Grand Senior Warden of England , President of thc Board of Stewards , took the chair , in which he was supported by Bros . Edward Jones , S . D ., 192 ; A . John Bingcmann , W . M . 55 ; Thomas
J . Sabine , Mark Degree ; Robert B . Webster , W . M . 1320 ; Francis R . Vine , P . M . 173 ; John A . Rucker , P . G . D . 66 ; R . R . Davis , W . M . 256 ; John Palmer , W . M . 1501 ; T . Hastings Miller , P . M . 907 ; Samuel J . Hose , W . M . iitjsj Israel Abrahams , P . M . 188 ; J . M . P . Montagu , D . P . G . M . Dorset ; W . C . Parsons , W . M . 180 ; A . Brown , W . M . 7 O 6 ; If .
M . Levy , P . M . 188 ; H . E . Burt , P . M . f > 22 ; W . Lane , W . M . 28 ; Charles Moody , P . M . 104 O ; John Hcaley , P . M . 59 ; S . Rosenthal , P . M . 4 * 5 ; A ' . B . Garrett , W . M . 11 ; John Cox , W . M . 1257 ; " " *'• H . Smith , 108 ; John Secx , P . M . 186 ; C . J . Morgan . S . W . 8 ; J . L . H . Vockins , W . M . 1329 ; A . Barfield , P . M . S i 1 ; W . Lutwychc , W . M . 136 = ; J . C .
Bayley . 33 ; G- Ward Verry , P . M . 1278 ; Richard Motion , 453 ; Henry Venn , R . C ; Wm . Stephens , 1351 ; W . II . Farnfield , W . M . 907 ; II . Massey ( Freemason ); jaiid F . Binckes , Sec . The printed regulations were read , and the plan of the building was explained by Bro . Binckes , who also announced to the Stewards that they were expected to attend
at the Alexandra Palace at from three o ' clock to half-past three on Wednesday next , for final instruction in their duties . The toast list was submitted and approved , and a vote of thanks to Lord Balfour of Burleigh , proposed by Bro . J . A . Rucker , Past Grand Deacon , and seconded by Bro . S . J . Hose , W . M . 1155 , was carried unanimously . The Chairman , in acknowledging thc vote , said he would
lake this opportunity , as it was the first time he bad been able to attend a meeting of the Stewards for the festival of the Boys' School this year , to state that it arose from other engagements . As some of the brethren might be aware , he was one of the Commissioners appointed to en-, quire into the working of the Factory Acts , and , in strictness , he ought to be in Manchester at that moment , but as
he was very anxious to attend this meeting , he had got another Commissioner to take his place at Manchester for that day . ( Cheers . ) In answer to a question of Bro . Bingcmann as to the probable number of visitors at the festival , Bro . Binck ' es said that all Stewards had notice sent to them that any " returns " must be delivered by that day , the 28 th . Very
few of such returns had been sent in , and therefore thc Stewards had a right to expect that there would be a very large attendance . Every post would now bring in applications for tickets . Thc pressure would be very great , and the kindest consideration must be given for the members of thc board . He hoped that all the Stewards would think it their individual duty to contribute their best efforts to thc success of the festival . At the close of the meeting tbe ballot for places was conducted , which lasted a considerable time .
HOSPITAL SATURDAY . —On Saturday evening the usual Council meeting of thc Council of the Hospital Saturday Fund was held at 28 , Leicester-square . The Chairman ( Bro . Captain Mercier ) reported that since the Hospital Saturday delegate meeting on the 12 th ult ., when be announced that nearly two hundred names of firms had been
received , upwards of thirteen hundred additional names had been sent in , making thc total number up to the present time 1 , 500 fums , amongst whose employes collections would be made . This was beyond measure satisfactory , especially as further names are being received at the rate of from ( io to 100 per day . There was thus every reason to hope that this year ' s collection will be a large
one . THE Morning Post states that there will be a meeting of those peers interested in Ireland at the Duke of Abercorn ' s private residence in Green-strcct , Grosvernor-square , Lord Hawarden has called the attendance by circular .