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CONTENTS . PAGE L EADERThe Approa-ching Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... 261 The " Constitutions" of 176 7 ... ... ... ... ... 261 Consecration of the Saint Andrew ' s Chapter , No . 1817 ... ... ... 262

Consecration of the Granville Chapter , No . 1096 ... ... *** ... 263 Provincial Grand Chapter of North and East Yorkshire ... ... 263 A Masonic Jubilee ... ... ... ... ••• 264 The Art Galleries ... ... ... •» •¦• ••• z ° 4 Craft Masonry ... . ... - ••• 2 ° 4

M ASONIC N OTESYorkshire Freemasonry ... ... . . . ... 267 Installation of Comp . Canon Tristram as Grand Superintendent of Durham ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 26 * 7 The" Beaumont MS . " ... ... ... ... ... 267

Reviews ... ... — - — — 26 S Craft Masonry ... ... ... ••¦ - 26 S Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... — 270 Knights Templar ... ... ... ... ... - 270 Instruction ... ... ¦•• — ••• — 270 The Craft Abroad ... .- ... ... — 271

Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... ... ... ... 271 Sonnet for the Month of May ... ... ... ... ... 271 Consecration of the Victoria Lodge , No . 2848 ... ... ... 271 Wills and Bequests ... ... ... ... ... - 271 Science , Art , and the Drama ... ... ... ... — 272 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 274

The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

Two of the great Anniversary Festivals of the current year have been held with a success beyond anything that could have been hoped for or anticipated . As we remarked last week , the

total of upwards of £ 25 , 000 which was raised for the Benevolent Institution in February was one not easily to be surpassed , yet at the Girls' School Festival on the Sth instant the Board of

Stewards went one better , the " one in this instance being £ 1000 and upwards . Thus taking the Returns at these two gatherings , we have a round sum of £ 52 , 000 , and there is not a brother , who whether hc has or has not borne a part in the efforts which have resulted thus satisfactorily but must experience

a just sense of pride at such a total . I here now remains to be celebrated onl y the Festival in behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and we must all of us hope that a like measure of good fortune will attend its celebration . The

omens are in all respects most favourable . Bro . the Right Hon . W . W . B . BEACH , M . P ., the experienced and respected Prov . Grand Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight—than whom it would be difficult to mention one who has rendered greater

service to Freemasonry or exhibited a deeper or more enduring sympathy with its Charitable Institutions—has very kindly promised to preside . Bro . BEACH is one of our most experienced festival Chairmen , having already acted in that capacity on

four different occasions , namely , in 1870 and 1 S 8 3 for the Girls' School , in [ 8 77 for thc Boys' School , and in 188 7 for tlie Benevolent Institution . Moreover , the Province over which I " "" has so ably presided for 32 years is one ofthe staunchest and

most regular supporters of our Charities . Apart from what it d'd in support of its Prov . G . Master ' s presidency at the 1 'estivals just mentioned , it figured prominently at the Girls ' Centenary in 1888 , the Benevolent Jubilee in 1892 , and the

Jjoys' Centenary in 1898 , its greatest achievement having been it the last-named Anniversary , when with a band of 5 6 Stewards rt was entered for thc handsome total of £ 3239 . Moreover , though b y no means the strongest of our Southern Provinces , it

" 'is on its register a compact and well-organised array of 4 8 'odges , which will no doubt be only too ready and willing to ¦ ivau themselves of this further opportunity of proving their loyalty to Bro . BEACH and their goodwill towards this particular

The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Institution . The clay appointed for the Festival is Wednesday , the 26 th June , while further particulars as to the place where it will be held , the number and distribution of the Stewards who have volunteered their services for the occasion , will be announced in due course .

As regards the claims of the Boys' School upon the support of the whole body of English Masons it is , we fancy , a 30 times thrice-told tale to recount them , but just now a greater degree of prominence than usual must be given to them . Thanks to

the brilliant result of its Centenary in 18 98 , it has been found possible to give effect to a proposal first made by the late Earl of LATHOM , M . W . Pro G . Master , when presiding at the Festival in 1891 , to remove the School from the crowded

neighbourhood of Wood Green to the ampler site of between 60 and 70 acres , which was purchased at Bushey , near Watford , in the County of Herts , a short while before the 100 th Anniversary . Strenuous efforts are being made to complete the erection of the

new buildings , and from what the Treasurer has stated at the more recent Quarterly Courts of Governors and Subscribers , there is reason to hope that next year , or , at all events , early in 1903 , the removal of thc Boys from Wood Green to Bushey

will have been effected . But this will , of course , involve additional outlay above and beyond what the generosity of the Craft has already provided for the erection of the new School . Apart from this , however , there is the annual cost of the

Institution , for which provision must be made . The number of boys falls not far short of 300 , and the annual sum required is between £ 14 , 000 and £ 15 , , while the permanent income , if we except the interest on what is held in reserve for building

purposes , is only about £ 2500 . There is , therefore , a round sum of £ [ 2 , ooo which must be raised , and the source to which we look for this supply is the Festival . Hence , we hope lhat next month ' s celebration , under the auspices

of Bro . BEACH , will produce not only the sum absolutely required , but also a further amount that may be invested , and yield an addition to the very limited permanent income upon which the Institution relies for a part of its yearly

expenditure . As for the manner in which the Institution fulfils its duties and responsibilities towards the boys that are placed under its charge , it is only necessary to refer to the successes of the pupils at the Cambridge Local and other Examinations for

which they are entered . The failures are very few , but the proportion of those who pass , and a fair sprinkling of whom are awarded honours and distinctions , is overwhelming , so that those who contribute have thc satisfaction of knowing that their

donations and subscriptions will be well and advantageousl y spent . We shall have occasion to refer to the subject again between now and the last Wednesday in June . In the

meantime we trust the efforts of the Stewards in the discharge of their self-appointed duties will bear good fruit , and that a few weeks hence it will be our privilege to record another great success in connection with the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys .

The "Constitutions" Of 1767.

THE " CONSTITUTIONS" OF 1767 .

Bro . Millett , of the Lodge No . 1544 , Camborne , has taken so much trouble in copying the title page and other portions of the " Book of Constitutions , " A . D . 1767 , to send me for my opinion as to its rarity and value , that I have ventured to send the particulars for reproduction in the Freemason .

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