Contents.

CONTENTS .

LsADKR— HAGB The Girls' School Festival ... ... ... ... ... 245 Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ... ... ... 245 Ladies'Night of the King Harold Lodge , No . 1327 ... ... ... 251 Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 251 Royal Ark Mariners ... ... ... ... ... ... 251

MASONIC NOTESCircular Letter of the meeting in the Royal Albert Hall ... ... 253 Banquet by the Empire LoJge , No . 210 S ... ... ... ... 253 National Union oi Teachers and the Indefat gab ! e Lodge , No . 237 ... 253 Masonic Service at St . Saviour ' s , Southwark ... ... ... 253 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 254 Reviews ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 254

Distribution of Prizes at the Girls School ... ... ... ... 254 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of West Yorkshire ... ... ... 255 Festival and Ladies' Night of the Wandsworth Ledge of Instruction , Mo . 1044 ... 256 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 257 Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 S Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 S Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 25 S

The Girls' School Festival.

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .

Fhe 109 th Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , held on Wednesday , under the auspices of Bro . Lord LLANGATTOCK , Prov . G . Master of South AVales

Eastern Division , passed off far more successfully than at one time we were inclined to hope . As will be seen from the ample report and the Stewards' Lists we publish elsewhere , there were

on this occasion 395 Stewards , and the result of their efforts is represented by a grand total of Donations and Subscriptions amounting to £ 16 , 026 6 s . 6 d ., there being no very materia ]

difference between the totals contributed by London ancl the Provinces respectively . We are pleased that matters have turned out thus favourably , firstly because it will remove all

anxiety from the minds of the School authorities on the subject of ways and means for the present year ; secondly , because the sum obtained is large enough lo defray the expenditure of

the Institution , and at the same time augment the invested- capital ; and lastly , because in this year of years , when her Majesty the QUEEN , Chief Patroness of

the Institution , is completing the 60 th year of her reign and everybody is desirous of celebrating that auspicious event in some special way or by an extra amount of zeal and energy in

behalf of his favourite Charitable Institution , it is satisfactory to ( ind that the Freemasons of England have not been behindhand in their support of the Institutions of which they arc so justly

proud . Wc congratulate the Chairman 011 the able manner in which he discharged his very responsible duties and his Province of South Wales , East , on the loyally with which thev seconded

his cfTorts ; the Board of Stewards generally on the success of their canvass , and the lodges and brethren who so generously responded to the appeals addressed to them in behalf of " Our

Girls . " Nor must wc leave unrecognised the labours of Bro . HEDGES , the experienced Secretary of the Institution . He did all that a Secretary could do in order to ensure the success of

this festival , and he now has reward in the knowledge that his labours have resulted in a total of contributions b y no means unworthy of the Queen ' s Diamond Jubilee .

Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

The Festival in celebration of the 1 c 9 t . l 1 Anniversary of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Girls was held on Wednesday evening at the I'reemasons' Tavern , London , under the presidency of the Right Mon . Lord Llangattock , Provincial Grand Master of South Wales 1 Eastern Division ) . A large party of brethren supported his lordship , among whom

were—Bros . Sir J . B . Monckton , P . G . W . ; Major J . W . Woo . UU , P . G . Trans . ; Thomas Fenn , P . G . W . ; Richard Eve , P . G . Treas .,- E . Terry , P . G . Treas . ; C . E . Keyser , P . G . D . ; James Stephens , D . G . D . C . ; Charles Belton , P . D . G . D . C . ; Dr . Onvin , A . G . D . C ; Lennox Browne , P . D . G . D . C ; E . Letchworth , G . Sec ; W . K . Parker , D . G . Superintendent of Workings , Sydney ; Ralph Goodinp ,

M . D ., P . G . D . ; Col . James Peters , P . G . S . B ., Trustee of the Institution ; R . G . Venables , P . A . G . D . C ; W . A . Scurrah , P . G . S . B . ; W . Lake , A . G . Sec ; James Boulton , P . G . P . ; Dr . Le ] Cronier , J . H . Wh : ulcoat , James Willing , jun ., Stanley J . Attenborough , K . P . Telfer , T . P . Dorman , Thomas J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C . ; Henry Lovegrove , P . G . S . B . ; Col .

H . M . Gordon , P . G . S . B . ; Walter Martin , A . G . P . ; A . C . Spaull , P . G . Std . Br . ; H . H . Bemrose , M . P . ; Percy Wallis , Colonel C R . Lyne , Marmaduke Tennant , P . A . G . D . C . ; Major Ricardo , J . Campbell Johnstone , | . Faulkner , A . W . Duret , James Terry , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . B . I . ; J . M . McLeod , P . G . S . B . Sec . R . M . I . B . ; and F . R . W . Hedges , P . G . S . B ., Sec . of the Institution .

A large number of ladies , among whom was Lady Llangattock , were entertained at a separate banquet in company with the Ladies' Slewards . When the brethren had concluded their banquet in the large hall of the Tavern , grace was said by Bro . the Rev . H . A . HEUII , Head Master of the Boys' School , and the toasts were immediately proceeded with .

Lord LLANGATTOCK , in giving the toast of " The Oueen , " said .-Brother Masons , the first toast that I have to offer for your acceptance is the health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Oueen . This toast is ofien given and often received in every quarter of the globe , and yet we Englishmen are never tired of receiving it . It is always a delight to us to have an opportunity of testifying once more our love for the Queen and our respect

for the Sovereign who reigns so well and so graciously over our hearts . ( Hear , hear . ) Surely , brethren , in this year—this most historical yearwhen all the world are doing honour to our beloved Oueen , do not our hearts warm more , if possible , than ever in love and respect for a Sovereign under whose reign so many blessings have been showered upon us ? As a lad y

we give her love and respect ; as a Sovereign we give her admiration and gratitude . ( Applause . ) I will ' ask you , brethren , to fill your glassc and join with me—all hearts . uniting in one—in our wishes , in our prayers , that our beloved Oueen may be spared for many years to reign over a happy and prosperous people ! I give you " The Health of her Majesty the Oueen . " ( Applause . )

The toast having been enthusiastically honoured , was followed by the singingof the National Anthem . Lord LLANGATTOCK again rose , and said : Brother Masons , having by our first toast done honour to our Sovereign our thoughts turn naturally in the nt xt place towards his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales . The first subject of the realm and nearest to the throne , our Prince ha , been the first to learn the lesson of constant aud unselfish devotion to dutv which has

been so splendidl y taught him by his Royal mother . No man in the kingdom works harder than the Prince of Wales and no one works with more cheerfulness . ( Hear , hear . ) By his kindness , by his genial sympathy wilh all classes , he has made for himself a lasting home in the hearts of the English people . ( Applause . ) We , as Freemasons , feel ourselves specially bound to his Royal Highness by special ties . He is not onl y the beloved heir to the throne ; he is more ; he is our brother Mason and head of our

splendid and Ancient Order . ( Hear , hear . ) I give you the toast of " Bro . his- Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of England . " This toast likewise was most heartily received . Lord LLANGATTOCK proposed the next toast . He said : Brother Masons , my privilege is to propose as the next toast " The Health of the Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " To us Freemasons the name of Lord Lathom is indeed familiar . We propose his health at all our banquets and we always drink it with enthusiasm . No one could have filled the ofiice with such dignity , no one with such suavity and dicnitv . as Lord Lathom . ( "Hear , hear . l It is a

particular pleasure to me to propose his health as I had the pleasure to be with him at Oxford where he was received with respect and beloved b y all . Bro . THOMAS FENN , P . G . W ., who was called upon to respond , said : Right Worshipful Brother in the Chair and Brethren , I regret very much that the response to this toast should have fallen upon a brother in so

humble a position as myself . ( Cries of "No , no . " ) I believe that my brother on my left , Sir John Monckton and mysell who have filled the office of President of the Board of General Purposes for 10 years each , are perhaps better able to testify to the special interest which the Earl of Lathom takes in everything connected with the Craft , and his willingness at all times , even at personal inconvenience , to discharge the duties which devolve