Board Of Benevolence.

Woodward , L . C . Haslip , Charles Dairy , T . W . Whitmarsh , W . G . Lemon , Sir Reginald Hanson , G . Read , S . H . Goldschmidt , J . Bunker , W . Hopekirk , L . N . Lazarus , J . D . E . Tarr , Henry Oldham , E . J . Acworth , Fred Mills , C . IT . Webb , W . Shurmur , H . Massey , F . Sharratt , Walter Wellsman , S . W . W .

Atkinson , P . P . S . G . W . Cheshire ; Thos . Underwood , W . Pound , E . Morris , Stanley J . Attenborough , John Glass , William Vincent , George Clarke , jun ., S . N . Banker , Thomas Honey , H . J . Levett , Edward W . Postans , j . J . Thomas , W : J . Stratton , T . W . Harvey , H . Hooper , W . T . H . Mayer , F . M . Bilby , F . V . Catt ,

J . M . Scarlett , J . H . Wallman , and Henry Sadler , G . Tyler . The brethren first confirmed recommendations to the M . W . G . M . made at the May meeting to the amount of £ 260 , and afterwards dealt with 29 new cases qualified through lodges in the London district and at Faringdon ,

Walton-on-Naze , Ryde , Aylesbury , Uxbridge , Newport ( Mon . ) , Monmouth , Montego Bay , Norwich , South Shields , Stockport , Swindon , Halifax ( Nova Scotia ) , Heaton Norris , Dartmouth , Farnham , and Huntingdon . One recommendation of ^ 50 made at the May

meeting , and vvhich vvas remitted back by Grand Lodge for further consideration , was increased by another ^ ' 50 , and two other petitioners were recommended to Grand Lodge for ^ 50 each . There were four recommendations to the Grand Master for ^ 40 each , and three for . £ 30 each . Eight grants were made of £ 20 each , and five for ; £ io each . The total voted vvas £ 660 . 4

BOYS' SCHOOL ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS . The annual sports of the Royal Masonic Institution for Bojs vvere held in the grounds of the Institution at Wood Green , on Saturday last . The weather vvas most brilliant , and as a consequence there vvas a muster of the friends of the children , of the Festival Stewards , and the Governors , which could not have amounted

to much less than 2000 . The Committee responsible for the day ' s arrangements consisted of Bro . George Everett , Grand Treasurer , as Treasurer , and Bros . S . J . Attenborough , A . Escott , the Rev . H . Hebb ( Head Master ) , J . M . McLeod ( Secretary of the Institution ) , and H . Pritchard ; while the Boys' Committee was composed of Churchill , Groves , Waspe , Fawcett ,

Harris , and Lofthouse . Bros . George Gardner , R . Seeker , W . Shurmur , and James Stephens acted as Stewards of the day ; Mr . J . H . Freeman as Starter ; and Bros . A . Escott and H . Pritchard and Mr . A . J . Shirley as Judges . The following is a summary of the results of the several events :

HIGH J ( Lower School )—Prize a bat , presented by Bro . Walter—Lumsden . HUNDRED YARDS ( Preparatory School)—Prizes presented by Bros . Napper and Westfield —( 1 ) , Mossop ; ( 2 ) , Cheek ; ( 3 ) , Hart . BOWLING AT WICKET—ist prize , bat , presented by

Bro . J . M . McLeod—Stephenson ; 2 nd prize , knife , presented by Bro . George Gardner . Q UARTER MILE ( Upper School)—ist prize , watch , presented by Bro . James Stephens and friends—Churchill ; 2 nd prize , knife , presented by Bro . George Gardner—McMillan ; 3 rd prize , ball , D'Oyley .

220 YARDS ( Lower School )—ist prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . Seeker and Mrs . Sheather—Good ; 2 nd prize , writing case , Atkinson ; 3 rd prize , knife , Fawcett . HIGH J ( Upper School)—Prize , telescope , presented by Bro . Fairchild—Churchill . QUARTER MILE ( Lower School)—ist prize , cup ,

presented by Bro . S . J . Attenborough—Atkinson ; 2 nd prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . James Stephens and friends—Good . HUNDRED YARDS ( Upper School)—ist prize , turquoise pin , presented by Bro . Wright—Churchill ; 2 nd prize , handbag—D'Oyley ; 3 rd prize , knife — Haxthausen . ..

300 YARDS LEVEL—Prize , cup , presented by Bro . S . J . Attenborough—Churchill . HUNDRED YARDS ( Lower School)—1 st prize , writing case , Fry ; 2 nd prize , photographic album , Dobie ; 3 rd prize , scrap album , presented by Bro . H . Pritchard —Mitchell .

1000 YARDS HANDICAP—ist prize , Gladstone bag , Coupland ; 2 nd prize , silver chain , Humphries ; 3 rd prize , cricket bat , Percy . 300 YARDS ( Preparatory School)—ist prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . James Stephens and friends—Mossop ; 2 nd prize , cricket bat , presented by Bro . H . Williams—Cheek .

HIGH J ( Preparatory School)—Prize , bat , presented by United Northern Counties Lodge—Hart . 220 YARDS ( Upper School)—1 st prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . James Stephens and friends—Stocken ; 2 nd prize , bat , Matthews ; 3 rd prize , knife , Cox .

THROWING THE CRICKET-BALL—Prizes , bat , ball , and stumps , presented by Bro . W . Shurmur—( 1 ) AVilliams , ( 2 ) Groves , ( 3 ) D'Oyley . HUNDRED YARDS LEVEL l a under 13 years)—ist prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . James Stephens

and friends—Harrison ; 2 nd prize , Giblett . QUARTER MILE LEVEL ( under 13 years)—ist prize , watch and chain , presented b y Bro . Seeker and Mrs . Sheather—Atkinson ; 2 nd prize , knife , presented by Bro . G . Gardner—Coupland .

Board Of Benevolence.

THOUSAND YARDS STEEPLECHASE—ist prize , writing case , presented by Bro . E . J . Acworth—Waspe ; 2 nd prize , watch and chain , presented by Bro . James Stephens and friends—Steward ; 3 rd prize , handbag , Mundle . OLD MASONIANS' 300 YARDS—Set of tea spoons ,

presented by Eboracum Lodge—W . Balcombe . CONSOLATION SACK RACE—Prize presented by Bro . J . S . Cumberland—Lester . CHAMPION OF THE SPORTS . —Prize presented by Treasurer ( Bro . George Everett , Grand Treasurer)—Churchill .

Early in the afternoon the whole of the boys , under the direction of their new drill-master , went through a course of their Physical Drill , vvhich vvas so admirably done , and so greatly appreciated by the spectators that it vvas repeated before the evening vvas over .

The prizes were afterwards distributed by Miss Everett , daughter of Bro . G . Everett , G . Treas . The Committee deserve every commendation for the excellence of their arrangements , and we trust future similar meetings will be equally successful .

— ..... ^ . ... MASONIC SECRECY . What a bugbear the secrets of Freemasonry used to be ! They do not now interest the world outside the fraternity to any great extent . Should one who . has enjoyed membership in the Craft pretend to disclose the inner workings of the lodge he would at once become an outcast from all respectable society . Even the bitterest opponents ofthe Institution would ostracise him , and his very revelation be regarded as false .

To have revealed the secrets of men , the secrets of a friend , How heinous had the fact been , how deserving Contempt and scorn of all , to be excluded All friendship and avoided as a blab , The mark of fool set on his front !

It is the outward manifestations of the inner lodge life—that which is proper to be revealed , that is all of interest or importance to the world , or that they care anything about . The seed sown in secret that finds rich soil in a pure heart , buds and blossoms into virtuous actions , attracting the notice and admiration of

all good people . Brotherl y love , inculcated in the secret vault of the Mason ' s lodge , ' blooms into rich fruitage of relief and truth . A Mason who is properl y taught in secret is openly a true man , a loving man , an upright man . These are the revelations of the lodge room that are of interest

to the world at large , and they are the deepest , most pro . ound secrets . The tiny seed buried in the earth is for a time within the secret chamber of God's mysterious creation , and in silence and darkness it works until it comes forth in strength and beauty to gladden the face of nature . If the earth

above it is hard and baked by a hot and parching sun the seed will never appear in " the blade , the stalk and the full grain in the ear . " The seed of Masonic truth sown in the mysteries of its rites , will die in an uncultivated heart unprepared for its reception , or scared

over by immorality , indifference , or unbelief . Profanity , intemperance , vicious habits , are thorny weeds that grow so rapidly that the seed truths of the cardinal virtues are choked before they produce fruit . Let the secrets of Freemasonry be revealed , in all that tends to make a man better , wiser , and happier . —Despatch .

THE SAVOY HOTEL . No hotel in England is so conveniently and picturesquely situated as the magnificent hotel on Victoria Embankment , immediatel y facing Cleopatra ' s Needle . The view of "London ' s silent highway" by day is a fine one , but by night the thousand lights which twinkle up and down the river lend to the scene an air

of enchantment that is more like a dream of Oriental splendour . Nor are the advantages of the Savoy Hotel confined to its situation . The public and private dining and reception rooms and the spacious bedrooms are more like apartments in a private mansion than those of an hotel . The furniture and decorations are

massive and elaborate , and an exquisite taste pervades everything . There are no gaudy trappings or glaring colours , but the richness and beauty of every portion of the vast building is subdued and blended by a taste vvhich is not often their accompaniment . From the wide balconies vvhich run along the entire

front on each storey , a complete panorama of the Thames is displayed from Battersea to London Bridge , and on a fine day St . Paul ' s Cathedral , the Monument , the Tower of London , the Crystal Palace , the Houses of Parliament , and Westminster Abbey may be seen vvith the various bridges . The Savoy contains 130

sleeping rooms on its seven floors , and the services of six lifts are employed in transporting passengers and their luggage to these . Water is supplied from an artesian well over 420 feet deep , ancl the building is illuminated throughout b y electric lighting , which is provided at all hours . A great feature is made by the

management of the fact that no extra charge is made for baths , lights , or attendance . The cuisine is under the charge of M . Escoffer , for some time the Chef of the Grand Hotel , Monte Carlo . The hotel is owned by the Savoy Hotel Company , Limited , one of the

directors being Bro . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master of England . The Castle of Harmony Lodge , No . 26 , holds its meetings at the Savoy , and the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 259 , has done so until very recently .

Craft Abroad.

Craft Abroad .

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SINGAPORE . Adullam Conclave ( No . 17 ) . —The PostPonf ,, annual installation of this conclave svas held on Fr , ' I May 15 th , at the Masonic Hall , vvhen Bro . E . I v ?^' was installed S . R . by his predecessor , W . Bro . G Tho i invested

son . ne o . rv . appointed ana the tollosvine * a * W * officers : Bros . J . P . Joaquim , Counsellor ; G . A DP ,- „* , Guide ; W . Makepeace , Treas . ; S . Behr , Sec •S p Robinson and R . O . Norris , V . D . ' s ; E . M . L yon / Guarl C . G . Logan , D . C ; and J . Lannon , Sentinel . ' '

The Theares.

THE THEARES .

" Carmen Up to Data " has taken yet another fresh lease of life and the Gaiety is consequentl y placarded every night " House Full , " as has been the custom from its production in October . Bro . Lonnen has got a new song , " Will you go , " vvhich has become almost as popular as his " Bogie Man . " Bro . Arthur Williams

has gagged his part yet more . Miss Florence St . John sings if anything more sweetly than ever . Miss Letty Lind has introduced another of her graceful saltatory exercises , and the " Pas de quatre" from "Faust Up to Data" has been turned on , and is as

vociferously applauded and encored as in the old burlesque . As arrangements have been made for a summer tour , " Carmen Up to Data " must be taken off in a month ' s time . "Joan of Arc" will then probabl y be removed from the Opera Comique , Mr . ' Edwardes ' short lease of that house being at an end .

* * * Mr . George Edwardes has hit upon a happy idea for the long evenings . He has taken Terry ' s Theatre , and now offers three different pieces each evening at the fixed hours of eight , nine , and ten . This allows some to sit over their dinner and yet go to a theatre , others

to take a walk in the park and wind up at the play , and others to drop in after business and yet not lose half the play and the whole of the plot as is the case if one usually drops in late to a theatre . All fees are abolished . We wonder if Mr . Edwardes intends to feel the public pulse and go back to the half price system .

He might find his theatre crowded if he were to announce that for the last of the three pieces the unlet seats would be half price throughout the house . Mr . Brandon Thomas appears in his own little play "Tiie Lancashire Sailor , " in vvhich he has the assistance of Miss Edith Chester , Miss Dolores Drummond , and

Mr . Compton Coutts . It is a capital piece . Mr . Weedon Grossmith next appears in his own play , "A Commission , " having the help of Mr . Thomas , Mr . Forbes Dawson , and Miss Lily Hanbury . To wind up the evening Mr . Cecil Clay ' s " A Pantomime

Rehearsal " is made to do duty , and in the hands oi such capable artistes as Messrs . Grossmith and Thomas and Laura Linden and Edith Chester everything goes well , and the popular verdict seems to be one of warm approval for Mr . Edwardes' latest scheme .

* * * There is nothing of special remark to be said of the revival at the Criterion on Monday of " David Garrick , " unless it be that Mr . Wm . Farren now p lays vvith marked success the part of Alderman Ingot , so well played previously by Bro . David James . Althoug h the

Bro . Wyndham has put "David Garrick" on boards of his theatre several times—on one occasion it played for over ayear—and the last revival was scarcely 12 months ago , the audience last Monday was a most fashionable one , and received it with the same app lause as if it had been a first ni g ht of a new play- " ° ' Wyndham and Miss Mary Moore as Garrick and haa i

Ingot are , if they could be , even better than before their acting . The scene in which Garrick effects to drunk and misbehave himself in order to cool the lo of Miss Ingot for him vvas vociferously app laud " ' Mr . Giddens and Mr . Blakeley were as humorous ever , and Miss Victor and Miss Vining followed the closely . " David Garrick , " as acted at the Criteria , one never gets tired of—because one cannot .

Birth.

Birth .

FOSTER . —On the 10 th inst ., at Walton-grove , VV ; ^ on-Thames , the wife of Bro . Harry S . I ' 05 ' L . C . C , of a daughter .

In Memoriam.

In Memoriam .

f nnrdarl " " GoTTl . iEU .-ln fond and ever loving memory o ou ^ child , Ellen Constance ( Connie ) Gottlieb , w ableep on Saturday , the lOth June , iSSS .

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