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Anniversary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The 97 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Wednesday evening at the Royal Pavilion / Brighton , under the presidency of Bro . Lord Egerton of' Tatton , Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire , who was accompanied bv his wife , the Duchess of Buckingham and
( handos . Among- a company of some 600 ladies and brethren there were present : Bros . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas . ; W . E . Brymer , M . P . ; Gerald Loder , M . P . ; A . die Tatton Egerton , M . P . ; Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . ; George Everett , P . G . Treas . ; C . H . Keyser , P . G . D . ; James Lewis Thomas ,
A . D . C . ; Baron de Ferrieres , P . G . D . ; V . P . Freeman , Prov . Grand Sec . Sussex ; James Stephens and Mrs . Stephens , Bros . J . W . Burgess , Robert Pierpoint , Major J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . D . ; Geo . K . Fairchild , A . G . D . C . ;
James Willing , jun ., F . Mead ; C . Martin , Wm . Maple , H . L . Wvnne , R C . Clowes , J . M . Klenck , H . E . Diamond , H . H . Niiding , Hy . Rose , F West , P . G . D . ; C . F . Hogard , George Scott Miller , T . Blanco White , W M . Stiles ( Grand Treasurer ) , and Capt . Knightley .
Dinner was served at half-past live , and was provided by Bro . John Sayers , of Brighton , Vice-President of the Institution . The usual toasts were afterwards proposed . Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON , in proposing the toast of "The Queen , " said that as Masons they drank the toast of her
Majesty the Queen , not only as a model constitutional Sovereign of the great Empire over which she presided , but also as a mother and a grandmother of Masons . He asked the company to drink her Majesty ' s / health also as Grand Patroness of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .
Bro . Lord EGKR ' TON OK TATTON again rose , and said the next toast on the list was that of . " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., Most Worshipful Grand Master , President of the Institution ; the Princess of Wales , and the other members of the Royal Family . " It was unnecessary for him to tell the brethren who
were present the interest the . Prince of Wales took in Masonry ; it was only lately he was present at the consecration of a new lodge . The company were now present in the Province of Sussex , of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught
was Provincial Grand Master . All brethren recognised that members of the Royal Famil y from time immemorial had given their countenance and support to Freemasonry . The toast having been honoured ,
Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON said he was following the example of the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , in giving the toasts as shortly as possible . He did not think it necessary for him in an assemblage of Freemasons to dilate on the merits of the rulers ' of the Craft whose health he had now to
propose , lhe toast . was "The Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , t' . CB ., M . W . Pro Grand Master ; the Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , R ; W . ' Deputy Grand Master , Patrons of the Institution ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Both the Earl of Lathom and the Earl of Mount
1-dgcumbe were old and valued and respected members of the t raft , and the brethren had on previous occasions had Lord Lathom as President of the Boys' Charity , as he ( Lord Egerton
"I Tatton ) was that day , and when Lord Lathom did preside ; he received a very large response in the shape of a sum of £ 29 , hcing subscribed . He called on Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . T ., to respond .
Bro . RICHARD EVE , P . G . Treas ., in replying , said he could assure the brethren that the Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge <• • England endeavoured to do their utmost to uphold the presage of the great Institution of Masonry , and above all things
» ey showed their deepest interest not only in their Boys' School , » iit in the other Institutions of the Order . Me felt it a great honour to be called upon to respond for the Grand Officers , and , following the Chairman ' s lead , he felt it was unnecessary for him
" WM : up mo . company s time in responding to the toast . Un I'L'half of the Grand Officers , he thanked Lord Egerton of ' atton for his kind reference to those brethren , and he also [ hanked the brethren and ladies for their cordial response to the wast .
Anniversary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
? , Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON next said he had now to propose the toast of the evening— " ' Success to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " He felt . very proud in having been asked to take the chair on this occasion—a chair which had been filled by so many distinguished Masons in past times ,
; ind winch had resulted zn such magnificent results for the Boys ' School . He only trusted that the good example that had been set on previous occasions would be followed to-day . ( Hear , hear . ) He was glad to see so large a number of brethren ol his own province present , and he felt that the onerous-
contributions they had in past years raised for this School had perhaps induced those who were responsible for the present Festival to ask him to preside at the 97 th Anniversary of the School . . It was on account of their names that he willingly accepted the office of Chairman . It remained for him now to plead the cause
of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and to wish it every success . There were a very large number of Masons present , and he thought it might not be out of place to say that Masonry was now more than ever it had been—a living Institution—by reason of its splendid Charities . It was an
Institution entirely in harmony with this democratic age , because it included all ranks , from the Heir to the Throne down to the toiler and labourer , and , therefore , was a bond of union which cemented all classes together . It had also proved itself to be loyal to the Crown and to the institutions of the country ,
and to the Heir to the Throne . He believed it to be one of his first duties—if not the first duty—of Masons to provide ,-for those of their body who , by sickness or b y . old age , were unable ' to support themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) They had these Masonic Institutions for that purpose , and he was glad that not only his
own province , but other provinces as well had local Masonic Charities—Institutions for the same object . It was the first duty of every Mason to see that those who had been loyal and good Masons in their prosperous times should not suffer when times of adversity came upon them . ( Applause . ) Their nex !
great duty was to see to the children of Masons . ( Hear , hear . ) He would say a few words later about the origin of this Institution , but he would only say now that the rising generation ol Masons and Masons' sons would be the Masters of the future , and as they were educated so would their future be too .
( Hear , hear . ) He was sure it was the aim of those who supported this School that the rising generation—the sons of Masons—should tread in their fathers' footsteps in order that they might be ornaments to the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) The brethren ' s object to-day was to place the Masonic Boy's School
on a more sound and satisfactory footing . ( Applause . ) He was not going to enter into the ancient history of the School , but he might inform the company that it was founded ninety-seven years ago when the ideas of education were very limited as compared with the ideas as to education now . However , from
the year 185 ( 3 , which was the time when the grounds on which the School now stood were bought , a new start was made . Up to that time the education was of a very small character—of the smallest—and only a very few boys were educated by the Institution . But , as he had said , a start was made in 1856 , and
in 1865 more buildings were erected . In 188 4 a new hall was built , and it was under the presidency of his brother-in-law , Lord Amherst , that the large sum was raised which enabled this large building to be erected . ( Hear , hear ) . He now came to more modern times , viz ., the year of 1890 . In that year a new
administration was given to the School , and it must be satisfactory to Masons to find that in that administration the Committee of Management comprised most valued and practical Masons from various parts of the kingdom . This administration had carried on the School since that time . ( Applause . ) The School
now had assumed very considerable proportions , and he was told only yesterday that there weve 2 H 2 students at present on the roll . Yet the annual income from investments and otherwise was still very small , and very , very disproportionate to the cost of maintenance , which was between £ 12 , 000 and , £ 13 , 000 a year .
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Anniversary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The 97 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was held on Wednesday evening at the Royal Pavilion / Brighton , under the presidency of Bro . Lord Egerton of' Tatton , Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire , who was accompanied bv his wife , the Duchess of Buckingham and
( handos . Among- a company of some 600 ladies and brethren there were present : Bros . Richard Eve , P . G . Treas . ; W . E . Brymer , M . P . ; Gerald Loder , M . P . ; A . die Tatton Egerton , M . P . ; Edward Terry , P . G . Treas . ; George Everett , P . G . Treas . ; C . H . Keyser , P . G . D . ; James Lewis Thomas ,
A . D . C . ; Baron de Ferrieres , P . G . D . ; V . P . Freeman , Prov . Grand Sec . Sussex ; James Stephens and Mrs . Stephens , Bros . J . W . Burgess , Robert Pierpoint , Major J . E . Le Feuvre , P . G . D . ; Geo . K . Fairchild , A . G . D . C . ;
James Willing , jun ., F . Mead ; C . Martin , Wm . Maple , H . L . Wvnne , R C . Clowes , J . M . Klenck , H . E . Diamond , H . H . Niiding , Hy . Rose , F West , P . G . D . ; C . F . Hogard , George Scott Miller , T . Blanco White , W M . Stiles ( Grand Treasurer ) , and Capt . Knightley .
Dinner was served at half-past live , and was provided by Bro . John Sayers , of Brighton , Vice-President of the Institution . The usual toasts were afterwards proposed . Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON , in proposing the toast of "The Queen , " said that as Masons they drank the toast of her
Majesty the Queen , not only as a model constitutional Sovereign of the great Empire over which she presided , but also as a mother and a grandmother of Masons . He asked the company to drink her Majesty ' s / health also as Grand Patroness of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .
Bro . Lord EGKR ' TON OK TATTON again rose , and said the next toast on the list was that of . " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., Most Worshipful Grand Master , President of the Institution ; the Princess of Wales , and the other members of the Royal Family . " It was unnecessary for him to tell the brethren who
were present the interest the . Prince of Wales took in Masonry ; it was only lately he was present at the consecration of a new lodge . The company were now present in the Province of Sussex , of which his Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught
was Provincial Grand Master . All brethren recognised that members of the Royal Famil y from time immemorial had given their countenance and support to Freemasonry . The toast having been honoured ,
Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON said he was following the example of the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , in giving the toasts as shortly as possible . He did not think it necessary for him in an assemblage of Freemasons to dilate on the merits of the rulers ' of the Craft whose health he had now to
propose , lhe toast . was "The Right Hon . the Earl of Lathom , t' . CB ., M . W . Pro Grand Master ; the Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , R ; W . ' Deputy Grand Master , Patrons of the Institution ; and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " Both the Earl of Lathom and the Earl of Mount
1-dgcumbe were old and valued and respected members of the t raft , and the brethren had on previous occasions had Lord Lathom as President of the Boys' Charity , as he ( Lord Egerton
"I Tatton ) was that day , and when Lord Lathom did preside ; he received a very large response in the shape of a sum of £ 29 , hcing subscribed . He called on Bro . Richard Eve , P . G . T ., to respond .
Bro . RICHARD EVE , P . G . Treas ., in replying , said he could assure the brethren that the Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge <• • England endeavoured to do their utmost to uphold the presage of the great Institution of Masonry , and above all things
» ey showed their deepest interest not only in their Boys' School , » iit in the other Institutions of the Order . Me felt it a great honour to be called upon to respond for the Grand Officers , and , following the Chairman ' s lead , he felt it was unnecessary for him
" WM : up mo . company s time in responding to the toast . Un I'L'half of the Grand Officers , he thanked Lord Egerton of ' atton for his kind reference to those brethren , and he also [ hanked the brethren and ladies for their cordial response to the wast .
Anniversary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
? , Bro . Lord EGERTON OK TATTON next said he had now to propose the toast of the evening— " ' Success to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . " He felt . very proud in having been asked to take the chair on this occasion—a chair which had been filled by so many distinguished Masons in past times ,
; ind winch had resulted zn such magnificent results for the Boys ' School . He only trusted that the good example that had been set on previous occasions would be followed to-day . ( Hear , hear . ) He was glad to see so large a number of brethren ol his own province present , and he felt that the onerous-
contributions they had in past years raised for this School had perhaps induced those who were responsible for the present Festival to ask him to preside at the 97 th Anniversary of the School . . It was on account of their names that he willingly accepted the office of Chairman . It remained for him now to plead the cause
of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and to wish it every success . There were a very large number of Masons present , and he thought it might not be out of place to say that Masonry was now more than ever it had been—a living Institution—by reason of its splendid Charities . It was an
Institution entirely in harmony with this democratic age , because it included all ranks , from the Heir to the Throne down to the toiler and labourer , and , therefore , was a bond of union which cemented all classes together . It had also proved itself to be loyal to the Crown and to the institutions of the country ,
and to the Heir to the Throne . He believed it to be one of his first duties—if not the first duty—of Masons to provide ,-for those of their body who , by sickness or b y . old age , were unable ' to support themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) They had these Masonic Institutions for that purpose , and he was glad that not only his
own province , but other provinces as well had local Masonic Charities—Institutions for the same object . It was the first duty of every Mason to see that those who had been loyal and good Masons in their prosperous times should not suffer when times of adversity came upon them . ( Applause . ) Their nex !
great duty was to see to the children of Masons . ( Hear , hear . ) He would say a few words later about the origin of this Institution , but he would only say now that the rising generation ol Masons and Masons' sons would be the Masters of the future , and as they were educated so would their future be too .
( Hear , hear . ) He was sure it was the aim of those who supported this School that the rising generation—the sons of Masons—should tread in their fathers' footsteps in order that they might be ornaments to the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) The brethren ' s object to-day was to place the Masonic Boy's School
on a more sound and satisfactory footing . ( Applause . ) He was not going to enter into the ancient history of the School , but he might inform the company that it was founded ninety-seven years ago when the ideas of education were very limited as compared with the ideas as to education now . However , from
the year 185 ( 3 , which was the time when the grounds on which the School now stood were bought , a new start was made . Up to that time the education was of a very small character—of the smallest—and only a very few boys were educated by the Institution . But , as he had said , a start was made in 1856 , and
in 1865 more buildings were erected . In 188 4 a new hall was built , and it was under the presidency of his brother-in-law , Lord Amherst , that the large sum was raised which enabled this large building to be erected . ( Hear , hear ) . He now came to more modern times , viz ., the year of 1890 . In that year a new
administration was given to the School , and it must be satisfactory to Masons to find that in that administration the Committee of Management comprised most valued and practical Masons from various parts of the kingdom . This administration had carried on the School since that time . ( Applause . ) The School
now had assumed very considerable proportions , and he was told only yesterday that there weve 2 H 2 students at present on the roll . Yet the annual income from investments and otherwise was still very small , and very , very disproportionate to the cost of maintenance , which was between £ 12 , 000 and , £ 13 , 000 a year .