Anniversary Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution Fob Girls.

, £ 46 " 3 s . for " Our Girls . " These are small sums but they serve to exhibit the goodwill of this distant Province to our Charitable Institutions . The remaining Stewards , to the number of half a dozen , hailed from various Foreign Stations , the two whose lists have been received being Bro . John Kenyon , of the Lodge of St . John and St . Paul , No . 349 , Malta , who figures for . £ 10 ios ., and Bro . William Pine , of the St . George's Lodge ( Scottish Constitution ) , whose list is ; £ 2 o . We dare say Bro . Hedges would gladly include more of these outlying districts in his Festival Returns .

CONCLUDING REMARKS . Having completed our usual examination of the figures , and noted such matters as appear to deserve comment , it remains for us once again to express the satisfaction we have derived from discharging this part of our duty -that of commenting on a total which is so much in excess of what was anticipated .

Distribution Of Prizes.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

Monday last was fixed as the day for the Chairman of the 107 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls to attend at the Institution at St . John ' s Hill , Battersea-rise , to distribute the prizes won during the year by the pupils of the School . The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was not , however , able to be present , and the House Committee had to seek

another Chairman for the day . Him they found in the Earl of Euston , Provincial Grand Master of Norths and Hunts , and they also had the good fortune to secure the services of his lordshi p ' s neice , Miss Sybil Harbord , in the distribution . The Stewards of the festival attended , with the ladies of their families , in large numbers , and there was a gathering of visitors amounting altogether to nearly 650 persons .

The day was most beautifully fine , and the ladies and brethren who attended had the advantage of seeing the Schools and grounds under the most favourable conditions . Among the brethren who took a prominent and active part in the proceedings of the day were Bros . Robert Grey , Edward Letchworth , G . Sec , A . C . Spaull , Frank Richardson , Col . James Peters ,

Sir John B . Monckton , Ernest St . Clair , T . W . Whitmarsh , C . J . R . Tijou , \ V . G . Kentish , F . R . W . Hedges ( Secretary ) , Dr . Balfour Cockburn , Rear-Admiral Markham , J . S . Peirce , J . H . Matthews , T . H . Gardiner , R . Loveland Loveland , Peter de Lande Long , Edward Terry , Eugene Monteuuis , H . A . Hunt , and Ralph Clutton .

The entertainment provided for the visitors consisted of the usual programme , but with the difference that the improvement in the performances was very marked . The execution of the singing and music was far in advance of anything witnessed previously at these annual meetings , while the recitation of Anita Thorne left no doubt at all as to who should have

Mrs . Sykes-Bayley s prize for elocution . The singing of the Old Hundredth Psalm opened the proceedings , and then followed the playing by 16 hands on eight pianos Ed . German ' s Dance from " Henry VIII ., " the singing of a part song , conducted by Mrs . Roworth , Behrend ' s "Voice of Spring , " the recitation of "The Pride of

Battery B , " by Anita Thorne , the playing by 48 hands on eight piano ; of a trio from the " Ouverture Barbier de Seville , " and the singing of the part song " Gentle Swallow . " Miss Harbord then presented a portion of the prizes , after which there was more pianoforte playing , part singing and recitations , and the distribution of the remainder of the prizes . At this point ,

Bro . ROBKRT GREY said this closed the exhibition of part of what the girls could do , but he felt sure , after the kind expressions of applause the company had given during the performance , that one and all would wish him to express in their name his sincere thanks to Miss Harbord for distributing the prizes so gracefully , kindly , and feelingly . f'Vom what Miss Harbord had said to him during the afternoon , it was clear that it was not a mere perfunctory act that she had been performing , but it was one she felt

a great deal of pleasure in doing , and she congratulated the Institution and all connected with it on the happy result of their labours . The Earl of EUSTON , in acknowledging Bro . Grey ' s kind remarks , said he thanked them on behalf of his niece and himself , who had had very great pleasure in attending that day . She was so ready to come that when she was asked she immediately telegraphed her acceptance of the offer . To her , as well as to him , it was a very great pleasure

to see the Institution succeeding so well in the object for which it was originated . He took the opportunity of congratulating Miss Davis on the success the children had had in their examinations , and on the excellent condition of the School , which was a result of the admirable rules under which the School was governed . It could easily be seen that their efforts were highly appreciated . To the pupils he would say—those

who had taken the junior prizes , should endeavour to get higher , and he hoped that on another occasion they would take hi gher prizes . Never say they had done enough , but do their best to get higher and higher . They all tried to do their best , but they should go on striving to do better . By so doing they would be bringing credit on themselves , on the Institution , and on all who tried their hardest to take care of them .

Light refreshments were afterwards partaken of , and then Miss Davis put the Girls through their calisthenic exercises , which won general applause . The Earl of EUSTON , at the close of the performance , made some more remarks to the same effect as in his previous address , stating , however , that while he had for many years been drilling in different parts of the country , he had never seen it done so well as it had been that day . It reflected great

credit on Miss Davis and her staff . He had seen the exercise at this Institution several times before , but he had never seen it so admirably performed . He particularly praised the children for their attention to their governesses , and again exhorted them to follow up with earnestness what they had begun , and so reflect honour on the Institution which had taken care of them .

The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing , and in viewing the building and its accessories . The following is the list of prizes :

PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTION . Gold Medal for Proficiency ( with £ 5 by the late Bro . William Winn)—Helena Tims . Silver Medal for Good Conduct ( with £ 5 by the late Bro . Wm . Winn)—Elsie Mackey . Cambridge Local Examinations ( 23 entered , all passed ) . Senior . Class II . Honours—Nellie Cooper ( Silver Medallist , 1 S 94 ) . Satisfied Examiners—Florence

Bexfield ( Gold Medallist , 1 S 94 ) . Junior . Class I . I lonours—Helena Tims , distinction in Religious Knowledge and Arithmetic ; Ethel Sanders ( with £ 5 by Bro . D . P . Cama ) , distinctijn in Religious Knowledge and French . Class II . Honours—Mary Baverstock , distinction in Religious Knowledge , English , and Drawing ; Mabel Bohli , distinction in Religious Knowledge and French . Class 111 . Honours—Ada Turton ,, Olga Tettenborn ( distinction in Religious Knowledge ) , and Dora Ireson .

Satisfied Examiners—Ethel Michael , Alice Taverner , Grace Goodchild , Winifred Chinneck , Grace Glenny , Enid Pennington , Elsie James , Edith 1 lopgood , Eliza Hamcr , Clara O'llara , Constance Green , Hilda Livcrd , Fanny Campbell , and Kuby Webster .

Distribution Of Prizes.

College of Preceptors' Examination ( 54 entered , 4 S passed)—Prize Winners-Edith Melhuish ( Distinction in Drawing ) , Margaret Vivian , and Beatrice Turner . Proficiency in Lower Classes—3 rd , Alice Bingham ; 4 th , Rose Davis ; 5 th , Gladys Jones ; 6 th , Emma Hardy ; and 7 th , Edith Hobson . Needlework—Amelia Thaw , Winifred Belton , Lilian Astington , and Selina Booth . Order and Attention ( as proved by Conduct Marks throughout the year)—h'liza Pet'ner and Agnes Le Gros .

PRESENTED P . Y FRIENDS OF THE INSTITUTION . Religious Knowledge ( Bro . Robt . Grey)—Helena Tims , Mary Baverstock , Ethel Sanders , Mabel Bohli , Ada Turton , and Olga Tettenborn . English Subjects ( Bro . A . C . Spaull)—Mary Baverstock . Arithmetic and Mathematics ( Bro . Thomas Fenn)—Helena Tims . Music—1 st Prize ( Bro . J . H . Matthews ) Elsie Mackey ; 2 nd Prizes ( The " Wentworth Little . " )—Gwendoline Robson , Muriel Smith , and Dorothy Besly ; 3 rd Prizes ( An Ex-Pupil)—Grace Glenny , Marie Gregorv , and Mabel Messenger .

Singing ( Bro . J . H . Matthews)—Helena Tims and Anita Thorne . French ( Bro . Eugene Monteuuis)—Mabel Bohli , Ada Turton , and Hilda Liverd . French—Special Prize , distinguished in Cambridge Exam . ( Bro . Oscar Philippe)—Ethel Sanders . Drawing ( The "John Bovd . " )—Mary Baverstock and Edith Melhuish . Elocution —( Mrs . Sykes-Baiiey)—Anita Thorne . Good Conduct ( The Supreme Council , 33 )—1 st Prize , Enid Pennington . Good Conduct ( Bro . Frank Richardson)—2 nd Prizes , Ida Wilkinson and Madeline

Blyth . The Best Perfect ( Bro . Ralph Clutton)—Elsie Mackey . Cookery ( Bro . D . P . Cama)—1 st Prize { £ 5 ) , Ida Wilkinson . Cookery ( Bro . Henry A . Hunt)—2 nd Prizes , Anita Thorne and Edith Melhuish . Cookery ( Mrs . H . Homewood Crawford)—3 rd Prizes , Winifred Chinneck and Fanny Campbell . Shorthand ( Bro . R . Loveland Loveland)—Florence Bexlield ( Pitman's Theory Certificate ) . Type-Writing ( Bro . W . G . Kentish)—Agnes Saville and Florence Sissons .

Usefulness in Domestic Duties ( The " Yates , " St . James' Lodge , No . S 42)—Edith Cooper , Agnes Saville , and Florence Sissons . Calisthenics and Deportment ( Bro . Col . James Peters)—Mabel Cookes and Kathleen Luke .

Swimming ( Lady Monckton ) — Alice McCue , Henrietta Staff , and Clara Hodgson . Amiability ( Bro . John Faulkner ) ( Selected by her Schoolfellows)—Ruby Webster . J UNIOR SCHOOL . General Proficiency ( Bro . Frank Richardson)—Mary Maslen . Arithmetic ( The " Henry Levander " )—Nellie Bleakley . Perseverance and Attention ( Bro . W . G . Kentish)—Nora Floyd .

A Scrap Of Masonic History.

A SCRAP OF MASONIC HISTORY .

The following paragraph from the London Journal of 16 th June , 1 7 22 , may possibly interest some of the readers of the Freemason . I have no recollection of having previously met with any reference to it . H . SADLER . " A few days ago , a select Body of the Society of Free Masons waited on the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Townshendone of His

, Majesty ' s Principal Secretaries of State , to signify to his Lordshi p , That being obliged by their Constitutions , to hold a General meeting now at Midsummer , according to annual Custom , they hoped the Administration would take no Umbrage at that Convention , as they were all zealously affected to his Majesty ' s Person and Government . His Lordship received

the Intimation in a very affable manner ; telling them , be believed they need not be apprehensive of any Molestation from the Government , so long as they went on nothing more dangerous than the ancient Secrets of the Society ; which must be of a very harmless nature , because , as much as mankind love Mischief , no Body ever betray'd them . "

Craft Masonry.

Craft Masonry .

Henry Mllggeridge Lodge ( No . 1679 ) . —An emergency meeting of this well-known lodge was held on Saturday , the 20 th ultimo , at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-street , when there were present Bros . John W . Woodthorpe , W . M . ; T . Siblev S . W . j R . J . Hall , J . W . ; A . Sack , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Clarke , P . M ., Sec : C . L Sowton , S . D . ; J . W . Gomin , J . D . ; W . Boyce , ( . P . M . ; Stampfer , P . M .: A . J . Street , P . M . ; S . W . Reddall , P . M . ; A . Rawles , Tyler ; Horace Laws , T . P . Baragwanth , C . W . Hiscocks , T . F . Strutt , Paul Bevan , G . J . Storey . C . E . Blocir , A . E . Patman , and R . T . West .

The lodge having been opened , the W . M . raised Bro . A . E . Patman to the Third Degree , and afterwards passed Bros . Hiscocks , Baragwanth , Bevan , and Storey . Bro . Woodthorpe ' s working of the ritual was performed in a manner that it would be impossible to excel . The lodge was then closed , and a substantial supper followed . After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , Bro . W . Boyce , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " observing that his year of office was nearly at an end . When he handed over the gavel to his successor there would be the unanimous verdict of ' * well done . "

Bro . Woodthorpe , W . M ., responded . lie was extremely grateful to them for the very hearty reception they had accorded to the toast . It was , he expected , the last occasion on which he would be in a position to thank them from that chair , but he assured them that he should never forget the many kindnesses he had received at their hands whilst acting as Master of the lodge . He was exceptionally pleased that evening —it being an emergency meeting without the inducement of a banquet—to find the

lodge so well attended , as it went to show that the members of the Henry Muggeridge Lodge appreciated the working quite as much as they , in common with all Masons , enjoyed the refreshment after labour . It had been a source of great satisfaction to him to . have had a fair share of work to perform whilst occupying the chair , and though leaving it , he lived in hopes that he might still be of some service to the lodge , and he again thanked them for their hearty good wishes . " The Past Masters and Officers" were next honoured .

Bro . Geo . Clark , P . M ., Sec , whose name , together with those of Bros . Sibley , S . W ., and Hall , J . W ., was associated with the toast , responded . He stated that all the Past Masters and officers were willing at all times to do anything to further the interests of the lodge—which was in a prosperous condition—and each Master had been able to do everything asked of him . That was the last occasion the W . M . would

preside , and he had well carried out his many duties . His successor , Bro . Sibley , the W . M . elect , would also make an excellent ruler . He earnestly hoped that the lodge would ' maintain its great reputation for the best of working , and he trusted that those who were coming on would make themselves efficient . Bro . Woodthorpe had broken the record , as that night was unique , it being the only emergency meeting the lodge had ever had .

Bro . Sibley , W . M . elect , also replied , remarking that the officers had before them a bright example in their W . M ., and they would do their hardest to follow in his footsteps . The W . M . had on all occasions given him good advice , and he and the other officers appreciated the kind opinion the W . M . had expressed of what they had done during his term of office . When he ( Bro . Sibley ) was installed he would do everything possible to merit the approval of the brethren , and he hoped the kindness he had received in the past would be extended to him in the future . Bro . R . J . Hall , J . W ., stated that in trying to emulate the Past Masters he hoped to give stability to the 1 lenry Muggeridge Lodge .

Bro . Gomm , J . D ., said as that was such a pleasant evening he should not be sorry to attend another emergency meeting . Some excellent songs and recitations were well rendered by Bros . Strutt , ( ' F Blogg ( " Carl Brandt" ) , Sibley , R . J . Hall , Sowton , Horace Laws , Hiscocks , G . Clark , and Coiiini , but a word of praise is due to Bros . Blogg and Laws for their great elforts ,