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CONTENTS . LBADHRThe Approaching Festival of the R . M . I , for Boys ... ... ... 247 The Minden Lodge Medal ... ... •••¦ - ¦ ¦ •••247 Grand Lodge of Scotland ( Quarterly Communication ) ... ... ... 24 S Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire ... ... ... ... 24 S Consecration of the Cathedral Lodge , No . 2741 ... ... ... 250 Craft Masonry ... ... ... •••— - 25 '

MASONIC NOTESConsecration of a New Chapter at Torquay ... ... ... 253 Annual Ccnvccation of the Prov . Grand Chapter of N . and E . Yoikshire 253 Quarterly Corcrr . unication of the District Grand Lodgeof Burma ... 253 Correspondence ... ... ••••••¦¦••¦¦ 254 Reviews ... •¦••••— •••••••••2 54 Provincial Calendars ... ... ••••••••••••2 55 Provincial Grand Lodge of Guernsey and Alderney ... ... ... 255

Provincial Grand Chapter of North and East Yorkshire ... ... ... 255 Masonic Notes and Queries ... •••••¦•••... 256 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 256 Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ¦•••••... 25 S Ancient and Accepted Rite ... ••¦ ••••••¦••259 Secret Monitor ... ... ... ••••••. ¦•259 Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... •••2 59 The Craft Abroad ... ... ... ... ••... -59 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 260

The Approaching Festival Of The R.M.I. For Boys.

THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE R . M . I . FOR BOYS .

Two of thc three great Festivals of the year have now been held , and in both cases with a success whieli reflects the greatest credit on those who liad been tlie chief hand in ordering and

arranging the necessary preparations , and which , at the same time , must be eminently gratifying to the Craft generally . The Benevolent Festival in February yielded in donations and

subscriptions a total which was announced as £ 18 , 20 7 , but which has since been augmented to about £ 19 , 600 , while the Girls ' Festival last week produced upwards of £ 21 , 000 . At the former gathering the Board of Stewards numbered about 400 , and at

thc latter 550 , so that whether we look to those who were responsible for organising thc arrangements , or to those who so materiall y assisted in giving effect to them as Stewards and

contributors or as contributors only , there can be but one opinion as to thc admirable manner in which they fulfilled their duties . There still remains , however , to be celebrated

the 101 st anniversary meeting on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , which is appointed to be held at Brighton on Wednesday , the 28 th June , and at which Bro . ClIAS .

E . KEYSER , J . P ., P . G . D ., who is the Treasurer of the . Institution has very kindly consented to preside as Chairman . ( n 18 93 , Bro . KEYSER rendered a similar service to the Benevolent

Institution , and , considering that the Jubilee Festival had taken place the previous year , his success as Chairman was such that we arc not without hopes that he may surpass himself , and be the means of rendering even greater service to the Boys' School next

month than he was able to render the Old People six years ago . As regards thc Institution itself , and the benefits it has been , and still is , conferring upon the sons of deceased or indigent brethren , there is little we are in a position to urge with which

our readers are not already familiar . Thc successive Reports of the Board of Management , the annual audited State , ments of Account , the reports of those whom the Cambrid ge Syndicate has selected to examine the School , the contents of these various documents must have made it clear to everyone

The Approaching Festival Of The R.M.I. For Boys.

that the Institution is abl y managed and successfully , { hat its funds are administered in such a manner as to ensure the greatest possible efficiency , and that the efforts made in behalf of thc pupils arc producing the best possible results . No effort

is spared in order to educate and train these orphan boys jn such a manner that they may be able not only to earn for themselves an honourable livelihood , but at the same time be a credit to themselves , the Institution which has had them in

its charge , and the Society of which their fathers were members At the present time there are between 280 and 290 boys on the establishment , of whom the bulk are housed and cared for at Wood , Green , while the rest are being educated at schools approved by

the authorities of the Institution . The amount required to defray the year ' s expenditure in respect of these children is , in round figures , about £ 14 , 000 , while the permanent income for ordinary purposes certainly does not exceed from £ 2500 to £ 3000 , the

money which is being held in reserve for the erection of the new premises at Bushey being in the nature of a special fund to meet a particular outlay . Thus between £ 11 , 000 and £ 11 , 500 is required in order that the Board of Management may be in a

position to defray the cost of maintaining , clothing , and educating the boys that are at the present time under their charge , and we sincerely trust the brethren will generously contribute what is necessary in order to meet this deficiency . VVe are not

unmindful of the splendid efforts that were made last year in respect of the Centenary Festival , and it is because we do not desire that the result of those efforts should be now in the slightest degree neutralised by an unproductive Festival

that we hope the sum we have mentioned , or thereabouts will be forthcoming . The Benevolent and Girls' Institutions have been handsomely provided for during the current

year , and we appeal with the utmost confidence to the friends and supporters of all our Institutions to furnish what is required for "Our Boys , " and so complete thc work which has thus far been so satisfactorily done during thc present year .

Tee Minden Lodge Medal.

TEE MINDEN LODGE MEDAL .

Our good Bro . Henry Sadler has earned the congratul itiois of the Craft at large by the fortunate addition he has made to the important and valuable collection of medals that now adorns the cabinets in Freemasons ' Hall . Perhaps , too , he has earned—and that not for the first time—the honest envy of other less fortunate collectors , whom he has outstripped by

his ccumen in discovering , and his energy in securing , this uniqus medal . It is not too much to say that under Bro . Henry Sadler ' s intelligent and zealous direction , the numismatical department 0 / Grand Lodge Museum is

taking a front rank among the great collections of Masonic insignia . The preservation of these treasures in a public museum , where they are accessible to all students , is almost entirely due to the foresight and ungrudged toil of Bro . Henry Sadler .

" The History of the Minden Lodge , " by Bro . John Clirke , J . W . of the Minden Lodge , and Sergeant-Major of the ist Batt ., XXth Regiment , deserves the kindly notice that finds place in Bro . Henry Sadler ' s narrative . But it leaves much to be desired in the way of explanation of the date ascribed to the Warrant . If the Warrant was issued by the Grand Lodge of

Ireland in December , 1748 , it could not have borne the Nu * nber 63 . If the Warrant bore the Number 63 it could not have been issued in Decimber , 1748 . The dilemma is complete ; and the most provoking thing is that we get no help from the medal , for , if I apprehend Bro . Henry Sadler aright ,

the names that would have helped us are precisely those that are not to be found on it . As so often happens with the records of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , the particular page on which the entry of ths Warrant ought to be found has disappeared .