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The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The time is favourable for a further appeal to our readers and the Craft generally in behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Its anniversary Festival will be held at Brighton on " vVednesday , the 3 rd July , under the auspices of Bro . Lord EGERTON OF TATTON , Prov . Grand Master ol Cheshire . There is , therefore , an interval of less than four weeks in which
to perfect the arrangements which have been in progress for some time past , and augment the Board of Stewards to such a number of members as may be relied upon with as near a degree as possible to certainty to raise the large sum which is required for the maintenance of the School , and increase , if only hy a small sum , the very moderate amount of invested capital it
possesses . Some time since we pointed out that the annual expenditure ts not far short ot , £ 13 , 500 , while the permanent income is only about . £ 1500 . Hence , the lirst duty of the Stewards will , of course , be to ensure such a Return for their labours as will enable the Board of Management to meet the requirements of the current year , that is to say , of about £ 12 , or
£ 12 , 500 . Their next duty is to raise whatever in excess of that amount may be obtainable , so that the authorities of the Institution may be enabled to add to its very limited store of capital , and thereby permanently enlarge its fixed income . To the importance of discharging this second duty too much stress cannot vcry well be attached . Five years ago , when
the present regime was inaugurated , the capital amounted , in round figures , to ^ 17 , 500 , and of this not much more than half was available for the general purposes of the School , the remainder having been invested to provide for sundry obligations in the shape of Perpetual or Life Presentations and Prize Funds which the governing body had contracted with sundry
Provinces or individual brethren . Since then the investments have been increased to upwards of . £ 5 1 , 500 , of which more than four-fifths are available for general purposes . The results of this wise administration of the Board of Management are , firstly , that the permanent income of the Institution has been more than doubled ; and , in the second place , that
exclusive of what has been invested to meet the special obligations above mentioned , there is convertible into ready cash , in the case of dire necessity , an amount of investments equal to more than three and a half years ' income , as compared with the three quarters of a year ' s income in 1890 .
So long as the Governing Body of the Institution continues its present policy of providing for the annual expenditure , and whenever there is a fair surplus to deal with , investing it in income-producing securities , so long , we are persuaded , it will enjoy , as it deserves , the confidence of the general body of English Masons .
Nor is there any lack of arguments in support of the position we have taken up in pressing for more than is needed for the immediate requirements of the year . The sound economical policy which the Board of Management is pursuing , and which has enabled it in the brief period of five years to double the income of the Institution , has already been alluded to ; but we
shall not have far to go in search of others that cannot fail to carry weight with intending donors and subscribers . Thus , notwithstanding what has heen done since the existing arrangements came into force , the Boys' School is still a long way behind the other Institutions in the matter of investments , and consequently , in the event of any serious political or commercial crisis
arising , less able than they are to bear such a protracted diminution of its yearl y donations and subscriptions as would inevitably follow upon the occurrence of so untoward an eventuality . The requirements of the other two for the present year have been already most generously provided for , and , therefore , ihe way is clear for us to press this particular need of the Boys' School upon
me serious attention of the Craft , so that all three Institutions may as soon 'is possible be nearly , if not quite , on the same level as regards permanent income . But , after all , the strongest of all our arguments is to be found "i the marvellous improvement which during these last live years has taken place in the tone and character , as well as in the conduct , of the School ; nor
1 S there throughout the whole of the United Kingdom another Institution of a similar class , which , though it may be the equal , can justly claim to be lhe superior , of our Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The results of sundry Public examinations , and the manner in which the pupils comport themselves , "emonstrate the truth of this assertion . There is , then , no danger that the
C Ol * ations and subscriptions which may be raised for the approaching Feslv * 'l will not be turned to the best possible account . The Board of Managee'"t has already furnished such a chain of evidence as to its ability , as well 5 ° f its earnest desire , to improve what is still capable of improvement , that 01 * e need have any misgivings as to its discharging the duties it has been rusted with both wisely and conscientiously .
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
One question still rem . ins to be considered . There is no doubt lhat a sum of about £ 12 , 500 must be oblained towards the requirements of the present year , and that the position of the Institution will become more stable in proportion as its present limited amount of capital is augmented ; is there a reasonable likelihood that the proceeds of the forthcoming Festival at
Brighton , under Lord HCERTON OF TATTON , will enable both these things to be accomplished 1 Well , the prospects are decidedly encouraging . ln the first place , the Chairman is backed by a slrong Province , not so strong as West Yorkshire or West Lancashire , but stronger than others which have held the place of honour in connection with our Festival Chairmen . Then ,
though we fear t hat London is not so numerously or FO strongly represented as we might have desired , there is a stout array of Stewartls from most of the sisier Provinces , and from these a goodly return of donations and subscriptions may in reason be exp-. cted . In fact , Bro . MCLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution , in the course of this particular part of his tluties , has
succeeded in gathering together a Board of Stewards which already exceeds the limit of 450 we considered attainable in our article of t he iSth May on this subject , and will no doubt be found , when the appointed day arrives , only a Utile , if at all , short of 500 . Therefore , though as we have said on many previous occasions , a big Board does not necessarily furnish a big
total , there are fairgrounds for hoping that the Boys ' School Returns as announced at Brighton on Wednesday , the 3 rd prox ., will , at all events , not be less than those obtained for our other Institutions . In such case there will
be enough to make good the year ' s deficiency of income and a fair surplus left for investment , that is , for permanently enlarging the resources of the Charity . May the fair auguries of the present moment be realised when the day of celebration arrives !
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
'I he Quarterly Communication of t'nited Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England was held on Wednesday night at Freemasons' Hall . R . VV . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wight , presided , Rear Admiral Markham , District Grand Master of Malta , taking the chair of Deputy Grand Master , and Dr . Balfour Cockburn , Provincial Grand Master for Guernsey and Aldemey , acting as Past Grand Master .
Grand Lodge having been formally opened , GKAND SECRETARY read the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of March ( ith and of Grand Festival of April 24 th , which were then put by the Acting Grand Master and confirmed .
V . W . Bro . Richard Loveland Loveland , President of the Board of General Purposes , having been re-appointed by the Piince of Wales to that ollice , was re-invested by the Acting Grand Master with the insignia of his ofiice amidst the applause of the brethren . Bro . W . BEACH thereafter rose , and said : Brethren , — I have to state that the Most Worshipful Grand Master has been pleased to confer on Bro .
John Lane , the author of " Masonic Records , the dignity and rank of Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies . ( Applause . ) It will be within the recollection of Grand Lodge that at the Quarterly Communication of the 6 th of June last Grand Lodge unanimously accepted the very generous offer of Bro . Lane to present to it the copyright of a most valuable work known as " Lane ' s Masonic Records , " in the production of which he had
brought to bear the greatest ability , and had also spent upon it an immense deal of time and labour . The work , which has been prepared and will very shortly be in the hands of subscribers , was pronounced by the late President of the Board of General Purposes as simply invaluable , and the Most Worshipful Grantl Master , in conferring upon Bro . Lane the rank I have named , is only giving expression to the feeling entertained towards Bro . Lane by the whole of the Craft . ( Cheers . )
Bro . John Lane then stepped forward to the right hand side of the throne , and was invested by the acting Grand Master , with the clothing of Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies , amidst the loud applause of the brethren .
Bro . BEACH , addressing Bro . Lane , said : I am very glad to be the medium of placing this collar round you , and f congratulate you upon the honour conferred upon you , and I express to you at the same time the thanks the Craft owe to you for your labour ancl your handsome gift . ( Renewed applause ) .
Bro . Line was thereupon conducted by Sir Albert Woods , G . D . C , to thc seat allotted to a Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies , .-itter which thebrethren to the command of Bro . Sir Albert Woods gave Bro . I . ane the usual salute .
The election of Past Masteis to the Board of General Purposes , and the members of the Colonial Board was the next business in rotation , and the scrutineers of votes were obligated , Bro . J . H . Matthews being appointed Chairman , and after the balloting cards had been collected the scrutineers withdrew .
Bro . Lovi . i AMI LOVELAND , President of the Board of General Purposes , proposed , and Bro . J . S . CUMHERLANIJ , Deputy Grand S . B ., seconded , the election of Bro . John Smith as Grand Lodge Auditor .
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The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
The time is favourable for a further appeal to our readers and the Craft generally in behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Its anniversary Festival will be held at Brighton on " vVednesday , the 3 rd July , under the auspices of Bro . Lord EGERTON OF TATTON , Prov . Grand Master ol Cheshire . There is , therefore , an interval of less than four weeks in which
to perfect the arrangements which have been in progress for some time past , and augment the Board of Stewards to such a number of members as may be relied upon with as near a degree as possible to certainty to raise the large sum which is required for the maintenance of the School , and increase , if only hy a small sum , the very moderate amount of invested capital it
possesses . Some time since we pointed out that the annual expenditure ts not far short ot , £ 13 , 500 , while the permanent income is only about . £ 1500 . Hence , the lirst duty of the Stewards will , of course , be to ensure such a Return for their labours as will enable the Board of Management to meet the requirements of the current year , that is to say , of about £ 12 , or
£ 12 , 500 . Their next duty is to raise whatever in excess of that amount may be obtainable , so that the authorities of the Institution may be enabled to add to its very limited store of capital , and thereby permanently enlarge its fixed income . To the importance of discharging this second duty too much stress cannot vcry well be attached . Five years ago , when
the present regime was inaugurated , the capital amounted , in round figures , to ^ 17 , 500 , and of this not much more than half was available for the general purposes of the School , the remainder having been invested to provide for sundry obligations in the shape of Perpetual or Life Presentations and Prize Funds which the governing body had contracted with sundry
Provinces or individual brethren . Since then the investments have been increased to upwards of . £ 5 1 , 500 , of which more than four-fifths are available for general purposes . The results of this wise administration of the Board of Management are , firstly , that the permanent income of the Institution has been more than doubled ; and , in the second place , that
exclusive of what has been invested to meet the special obligations above mentioned , there is convertible into ready cash , in the case of dire necessity , an amount of investments equal to more than three and a half years ' income , as compared with the three quarters of a year ' s income in 1890 .
So long as the Governing Body of the Institution continues its present policy of providing for the annual expenditure , and whenever there is a fair surplus to deal with , investing it in income-producing securities , so long , we are persuaded , it will enjoy , as it deserves , the confidence of the general body of English Masons .
Nor is there any lack of arguments in support of the position we have taken up in pressing for more than is needed for the immediate requirements of the year . The sound economical policy which the Board of Management is pursuing , and which has enabled it in the brief period of five years to double the income of the Institution , has already been alluded to ; but we
shall not have far to go in search of others that cannot fail to carry weight with intending donors and subscribers . Thus , notwithstanding what has heen done since the existing arrangements came into force , the Boys' School is still a long way behind the other Institutions in the matter of investments , and consequently , in the event of any serious political or commercial crisis
arising , less able than they are to bear such a protracted diminution of its yearl y donations and subscriptions as would inevitably follow upon the occurrence of so untoward an eventuality . The requirements of the other two for the present year have been already most generously provided for , and , therefore , ihe way is clear for us to press this particular need of the Boys' School upon
me serious attention of the Craft , so that all three Institutions may as soon 'is possible be nearly , if not quite , on the same level as regards permanent income . But , after all , the strongest of all our arguments is to be found "i the marvellous improvement which during these last live years has taken place in the tone and character , as well as in the conduct , of the School ; nor
1 S there throughout the whole of the United Kingdom another Institution of a similar class , which , though it may be the equal , can justly claim to be lhe superior , of our Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . The results of sundry Public examinations , and the manner in which the pupils comport themselves , "emonstrate the truth of this assertion . There is , then , no danger that the
C Ol * ations and subscriptions which may be raised for the approaching Feslv * 'l will not be turned to the best possible account . The Board of Managee'"t has already furnished such a chain of evidence as to its ability , as well 5 ° f its earnest desire , to improve what is still capable of improvement , that 01 * e need have any misgivings as to its discharging the duties it has been rusted with both wisely and conscientiously .
The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
One question still rem . ins to be considered . There is no doubt lhat a sum of about £ 12 , 500 must be oblained towards the requirements of the present year , and that the position of the Institution will become more stable in proportion as its present limited amount of capital is augmented ; is there a reasonable likelihood that the proceeds of the forthcoming Festival at
Brighton , under Lord HCERTON OF TATTON , will enable both these things to be accomplished 1 Well , the prospects are decidedly encouraging . ln the first place , the Chairman is backed by a slrong Province , not so strong as West Yorkshire or West Lancashire , but stronger than others which have held the place of honour in connection with our Festival Chairmen . Then ,
though we fear t hat London is not so numerously or FO strongly represented as we might have desired , there is a stout array of Stewartls from most of the sisier Provinces , and from these a goodly return of donations and subscriptions may in reason be exp-. cted . In fact , Bro . MCLEOD , the Secretary of the Institution , in the course of this particular part of his tluties , has
succeeded in gathering together a Board of Stewards which already exceeds the limit of 450 we considered attainable in our article of t he iSth May on this subject , and will no doubt be found , when the appointed day arrives , only a Utile , if at all , short of 500 . Therefore , though as we have said on many previous occasions , a big Board does not necessarily furnish a big
total , there are fairgrounds for hoping that the Boys ' School Returns as announced at Brighton on Wednesday , the 3 rd prox ., will , at all events , not be less than those obtained for our other Institutions . In such case there will
be enough to make good the year ' s deficiency of income and a fair surplus left for investment , that is , for permanently enlarging the resources of the Charity . May the fair auguries of the present moment be realised when the day of celebration arrives !
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
'I he Quarterly Communication of t'nited Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England was held on Wednesday night at Freemasons' Hall . R . VV . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Hants and the Isle of Wight , presided , Rear Admiral Markham , District Grand Master of Malta , taking the chair of Deputy Grand Master , and Dr . Balfour Cockburn , Provincial Grand Master for Guernsey and Aldemey , acting as Past Grand Master .
Grand Lodge having been formally opened , GKAND SECRETARY read the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of March ( ith and of Grand Festival of April 24 th , which were then put by the Acting Grand Master and confirmed .
V . W . Bro . Richard Loveland Loveland , President of the Board of General Purposes , having been re-appointed by the Piince of Wales to that ollice , was re-invested by the Acting Grand Master with the insignia of his ofiice amidst the applause of the brethren . Bro . W . BEACH thereafter rose , and said : Brethren , — I have to state that the Most Worshipful Grand Master has been pleased to confer on Bro .
John Lane , the author of " Masonic Records , the dignity and rank of Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies . ( Applause . ) It will be within the recollection of Grand Lodge that at the Quarterly Communication of the 6 th of June last Grand Lodge unanimously accepted the very generous offer of Bro . Lane to present to it the copyright of a most valuable work known as " Lane ' s Masonic Records , " in the production of which he had
brought to bear the greatest ability , and had also spent upon it an immense deal of time and labour . The work , which has been prepared and will very shortly be in the hands of subscribers , was pronounced by the late President of the Board of General Purposes as simply invaluable , and the Most Worshipful Grantl Master , in conferring upon Bro . Lane the rank I have named , is only giving expression to the feeling entertained towards Bro . Lane by the whole of the Craft . ( Cheers . )
Bro . John Lane then stepped forward to the right hand side of the throne , and was invested by the acting Grand Master , with the clothing of Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies , amidst the loud applause of the brethren .
Bro . BEACH , addressing Bro . Lane , said : I am very glad to be the medium of placing this collar round you , and f congratulate you upon the honour conferred upon you , and I express to you at the same time the thanks the Craft owe to you for your labour ancl your handsome gift . ( Renewed applause ) .
Bro . Line was thereupon conducted by Sir Albert Woods , G . D . C , to thc seat allotted to a Past Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies , .-itter which thebrethren to the command of Bro . Sir Albert Woods gave Bro . I . ane the usual salute .
The election of Past Masteis to the Board of General Purposes , and the members of the Colonial Board was the next business in rotation , and the scrutineers of votes were obligated , Bro . J . H . Matthews being appointed Chairman , and after the balloting cards had been collected the scrutineers withdrew .
Bro . Lovi . i AMI LOVELAND , President of the Board of General Purposes , proposed , and Bro . J . S . CUMHERLANIJ , Deputy Grand S . B ., seconded , the election of Bro . John Smith as Grand Lodge Auditor .