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the toast . In these days he knew that words were very plentiful ; his words were few and poor , but such as they were from his heart , warm in sympathy with the dear old people in the Institution —( hear , hear , and cheers ) —warm in gratitude to the brethren and Stewards for the splendid donations which he believed had been made this year to the Institution , and warm in the appreciation of the kindly welcome they had given him that evening . ( Hear ,

hear ) Their thoughts this evening were with the aged men and the widows of Freemasons , and their heartfelt wishes that these brethren ' s and widows ' lives might be peaceful and happy . ( Cheers . ) He had the privilege of visiting the Institution at Croydon on Tuesday , and being received by his friends on the Council , who treated him most hospitably and introduced him to some dear old ladies who were there in their homes . He made friends

with all of them —( laughter)—but he did not make love to them all , because Bro . James Terry was there . ( Renewed laughter . ) But he certainly felt that if ever he came to be broken up he should certainly ask the brethren to give him their votes that he might inhabit in his last days two of those charming rooms at Croydon . He would just say a few words , if it would not bother the brethren , as to the Male Fund . This branch of the

Institution was founded in 1 S 42 by Grand Lodge under the auspices of their Most Worship ful Grand Master the Duke of Sussex , and since that time it had maintained 970 men . At the last election there were 202 brethren , each brother receiving . £ 40 per annum , making £ 7840 . The permanent income was ^ 2275 , leaving a deficit of ¦ £ 4845 to be made up by donations and subscriptions . There were 55

candidates for election in May , and only 12 vacancies . Then , as to the Widows ' Fund , it was founded in 1 S 49 by Grand Lodge , under the auspices of the late Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., and this year was consequently its Jubilee . Since 1849 it had supported 658 widows . At the last election there were 245 widows on it who were receiving £ _ 2 per annum , making ^ , 7840 , and 34 widows who received for five years halt their late husbands' annuities ,

making ff & o . The permanent income of that branch of the Fund was ^ 2813 , leaving a deficit of ^ 5657 10 be made up by donations and subscriptions . There were 79 candidates for election in May , and only 12 vacancies . At the Institution at Croydon there was accommodation for 32 residents , who had each two rooms rent free , coals during the winter months , gas , and medical attendance . What a blessing to know that these dear old

people had a comfortable home in their old age ! They had no anxiety , no coal bills , no tax collectors pulling at their doors , and quite right that that should be so , for after all , as Bro . Terry said humorously , if it was not for the old men and old women there would be no boys or girls . But what a happy thing it was for the brethren to feel they could do some good ! The happy man was one who tried to make others happy , who was ready to

join them in thtir pleasures and sympathise with them when they were in trouble . Those were the principles of Masonry , and the earnest wish of all the brethren was that this Institution might flourish and be a blessing , not only to those who received , but to those who gave . ( Hear , hear . ) But all this could not be carried on without organisation , and he felt that their thanks were due to Bro . Terry —( loud applause)—for the years he had

worked for this Institution , for the tact and ability and kindness that he had exercised in carrying out his most arduous duties . ( Cheers . ) He ( Lord Llangattock ) was sure that years hence , when Bro . Terry had crossed the bar , his name would remain beloved , honoured , and respected , and as that of one of the greatest benefactors to this Benevolent Institution . ( "Hear , hear " and cheers . ) Only one word more

" 'Tis good to be merry and wise , 'Tis good to be honest and true , 'Tis good to be merry With noble James Terry So give him the thanks that are due . " ( Laughter . )

Bro , J . A . FARNFIELD , Treas ., acknowledged the toast . He said he thanked the Chairman for the kind manner in which he had advanced the interests cf the Institution . It was his ( Bro . Farnfield ' s ) privilege to accompany his lordship to Croydon on Tuesday . What the Chairman had said about the kind hearty feeling for the distresses of others was amply shown by the genial manner that he entered into the cares and sorrows , if

if they had any , of every inmate with whom he had converse , and he was struck with thtir happy appearance . As the Chairman had said , he could wish lor nothing moie than , if adversity should visit him , to live with those pec pie in those charming apartments . There might have been fiction in that . Possibly , when Lord Llangattock had to turn out and cleam his own 100 m he mig ht not feel that delight . ( Laughter . ) When Bro . Terry announced the li ts he hoped the grand total would bs such as to relieve the

minds ol the Cummktee of Management of all anxiety for the coming year . During last year the widows had been in very low water indeed . The sums received fiom Grand Lodge had been applied to the Widows * Fund to pay the Commi tie ' s way , and they only hoped that when the lists were announced a large portion ol the money would be given to that branch of the Institution because the present year was the Jubilee of the Fund and its needs required the money . B . o . TERKY then announced the lists as follows :

STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . G . Stewards Bro . H . Sutherland , M . D . 13 13 o 1 „ Newlon Dunn ... 31 10 o 2 „ EricS . lVLt'tevs ... cS 17 o 5 A . S . Keed 53 10 o

„ 8 „ Percy Sloper ... 63 o o 9 „ Jno . R . Francis ... 70 5 6 9 „ S . Vallentins ... 15 15 o 10 „ J . VV . Wcodall ( see also Lodge 2700 ) ... 5 5 0 10

12 „ J . K . Crensey ... 73 o 14 „ j . G . Craggs ... 10 10 o 15 „ F . C . Bradley ... 81 iS o 21 „ W . J . Lancaster ... 50 o o 22 „ F . 'lennam Pain ... 591 / o

Chapter m ± Com , *) . Edwd . Hislop ( see also Chap . 1507 ) ... Lodge 23 Bro . George Symonds ... 3 e ' 5 o 26 A . U . Godfrey ... 14 12 o

„ 2 y J > J- R- Eastwood 30 „ A . E . Remingtifi ... 36 5 0

Lodge £ s . d . 45 Bro . W . G . Mills ... \ 45 „ John Briggs ... 45 „ VV . Bii , 'gs ( see also Cambs . ) v 105 o o 45 ,. E . J . Vidler ... 45 „ H . Durell

45 „ G . G . Symons / 55 „ J unes Akers ... 57 15 o 58 „ H . R . Miller ... 87 3 o 59 „ H . A . Tobias ) 59 „ Daniel Mayer J 3 < > o o io 10

° 5 » J- < - JaCKSon ... o 72 „ Nicholas Turner ... 60 o o 79 „ H . Hayter 45 3 o 87 ,, John Conquest ... 58 o o 9 C ,, Chas . Fox J : 6 o O

95 . » John M . Knight ... 28 7 c 145 „ S . N . Isaacs 47 15 c 144 „ Col . J . G . Unite ... 4 ) o 0 147 „ David Dryman ... 66 o 0 1 G 2 „ Rob . A . Danvers ... 42 o 0 173 „ A . Ritchie 93 9 0

' 74 »» W . J . Darby ... 145 o a 174 „ F . G . Pacy

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Lodge £ s . d . 177 Bro . W . Hines 147 o 0 1 S 0 ,, E . Barlow 63 10 6 1 S 3 „ R . V . B . Bert ... 14 13 6 192 „ Fred Hughes ... 31 10 ' o l j vviuiam 10 10

_ „ n . s .. ... o 192 ,, Arthur J . Rippin ... 10 10 o 193 ,, George Spice ... 52 10 o 194 ,, R . Wellwood ... Gfi 3 o 197 )> His Honour Judge

Masterman ... 2100 igS „ William Webber ... 10 10 o 206 ,, Frank Dodd ... 2 t o o 227 „ A . L . Thomas ... 117 12 o 22 S „ James Terry ... 1 S 0 13 6 235 „ R . VV . Blaekwell ... 15 15 o 256 „ John A . Farnfield ... 55 13 o 53 S „ T . Alfred Tidy ... 56 14 0 54 S „ David Jackson ... 6 4 6 0

554 „ D . B . Thomas ... 37 4 6 569 „ H . J . Bertram ... 115 10 o 619 „ E . C . Wise 26 5 o 700 „ Henry Pamment ... no 10 0 704 „ * Jas . Henschel ... — 706 „ Capt . Geo . F . Fishenden Co o o 720 „ T . Holland s 5 j o

754 » Will Reynolds ... 71 13 o 7 *§ 5 1 , J . H . Warwick ... 47 5 o 7 66 „ * W . G . Drew ... — 766 „ J . Fielder Hader ... 48 6 o 781 „ A . P . Belrouth ... 1 S 6 6 o S 62 „ Walter C . Tyler ( see also No . 1567 ) ... 105 o 0 907 „ Geo . F . Rossiter ... 131 9 6

1150 „ S . J . Notley 42 10 o 1155 .. J- H . Witty G 3 o o 1260 „ Walter Potter ... 70 o o Chapter 1275 Comp . W . R . Barr ... 31 10 o Lodge 12 S 7 Bro . Thos . Geo . Djiighty 13 G 10 o

12 SS „ G . T . Harrap ... 63 19 o 1 3 00 ,, G W . Danson ... 60 o o 1319 ,, John Strachan , Q . C . 23 o o ' 32 S „ J . L . Thomos ... 20 5 o ¦ 349 » * Jacob Hyams ... — 13 O 4 J » W . J . Hiam 15 15 o

1366 „ Thos . Andrew ... 52 10 o 1381 „ T . Davies 42 o o 13 S 2 „ C . H . Cooper ... 10 10 o ' 3 S 3 „ T . F . Marson ... 279 6 o 1 4 20 ^ „ H . Jno . Martin ... 20 o o 1 4 21 „ A . Taylor ... * ) 1 4 21 „ C . H . Creech ( ,... _ „ l 2

1 4 21 „ W . Pallant ... f 55 I ° 1 4 „ G . M . E . L . VerlyckJ 1 4 S 9 „ T . V . Mills 50 0 o Chapter 1507 Comp . E . Hislop ( see also Chapter 22 ) ... 21 o o Lodge

1524 Bro . George Trapps ... 21 o o 153 S ,, E . M . Money ... 26 5 o ' 539 » A . V . Marshall ... 7140 1540 „ H . Oppenhiemer ... 66 8 o 1563 „ H . T . Culliford \ ' 563 » H . J . Horner

' 5 3 i , A . H . Marks ' 563 >• J- B . Burton 1563 i > John Swift 1563 „ Walton Upton 1563 „ T . H . Beach 1563 „ Peter Hart 1563 „ J . B . Yildman

1563 >• E . Herren 1563 „ H . M . Phillips ' 563 » E . T . Gender 1563 si E- Rutherford ' 5 ^ 3 » J - Fortescue 156 3 „ F . H . Fortescue 156 3 JI R . D . * pledge 400 o o ' 5 3 < i A . A . Bingham ...

156 3 » S . Fonseca 15 G 3 „ Percy Hall 1563 >¦ John Perley 156 3 „ VV . F . T . Westwood . 1563 „ E . VV . Ward 156 3 „ C . A . W . Giles ... ' 5 63 J > Chas . Pennack

15 6 3 „ G . J . Knight 1563 „ G . K . Wakefield ... > 5 6 3 > i F . . !• Hinton 563 » C . E . Horner ' 553 11 E . C . Wiseman 156 ) „ A . ] . Townsend 1563 „ T . G . Walker / 1571 » Gscrge Hoc-mil ... 27 \ 6 6

Chapter 1572 Comp . W . E . Lemon ... 22 1 o Lodge 1580 Bro . Thos . M . Klmonds ... 63 o o ' 599 11 Herbert Pierce ... 44 12 6 ' 599 11 A . VV . Diamond ... 10 10 o 1601 „ Harman Visger ... 84 o o 1607 „ George Cunnington .. 150 o o

160 S ,, James Edge 70 o o 1613 „ Claud A . Hooper ... 36 15 o 1614 „ II . G . Walker ... 53 11 o Chapter 1622 Comp . S . J . Derham ... 52 10 o Lodge 163 5 Bio . F . C . Van Duzer ... 36 1 o 1671 „ J . G . Vigo

1671 „ F . A . Harrison ... 157 10 0 1687 „ J . H . Calten ... 85 iG 0 " 393 II J- S . Anthony ... 57 15 o 170 CJ ,, James Gawthrop ... 31 10 o Chapter 170 G Comp , J . VV . Miller

Lodge 171 G Bro . William Blind ... 70 o o " 728 „ J . R . Pakeman ... IOJ 10 o ' 732 „ B . Kauffmnnn ... 17 17 o ' 743 1 , W . B . Cossham ... G 6 2 6 ' 744 1 . A . H . Cole 57 15 0

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Lodge £ s . d . 176 7 Bro . James W . Facey ... 94 14 o 1767 „ Lewis Beale — 176 9 „ W . T . J . Rolt ... 63 o o 1769 ,, W . H . Gardner

' 79 ' JI J . Campbell-Johnston 136 10 0 1791 s , J- Bruce-Johntton ... 1 S 04 „ L . W . Holland 1 S 04 „ G . J . Mason Lodge of Instruction 1922 Bro . Walter Hill 73 10 c Lodge

1962 Bro . F . F . Gri-res ... 55 o 0 1962 ,, Spencer W . Morris 19 G 2 „ C . F . Elles 19 G 4 „ W . A . Hume ... 105 o o 19 S 7 „ T . V . Bowater ... 2012 ,, Henry Wood ... 39 iS o Chapter 2021 Comp . Chas . Kempton ... 36 15 o

Lodge 2060 Bro . Henry M ondehare 40 3 6 2127 „ F . Trehawke Davies 10 10 o 2150 „ W . Godson 120 o o 21 CS „ John Nash 66 3 o 2233 „ f . Wakley , jun . ... 19 S 9 o 230 S „ E . W . Hobbs ... 75 4 6 ? 332 ii * Alfred Eades ... 80 5 0

2361 „ S . W . Ball 155 o o 2384 11 T . W . Norman ... 30 9 o 2397 11 Ri Newton Crane ... 78 15 o 2427 „ Wm . Lawrence ... 21 10 G 2 5 11 ,, J . H . Milton 26 5 o 2 5 12 „ John P . Flew ... 115 10 o 2 5 ' 2 „ Tom Green 2535 11 Henry Carman ... 10 10 o

2 54 11 C . A . Coventon ... 26 5 0 2550 11 C . Arnold 6 7 4 0 2 579 11 J- A . Stretton ... 107 1 0 2 579 II S . Reichenbaum , sen . 10 10 0 - 5 S 9 11 James O'Dea ... 73 10 0 2 G 01 „ H . J . Macfarlane ... 43 1 0 2612 „ Capt . F . Powell ( see also Lodges 903

and 2153 Hants & Isle of Wight , and Lodge 2404 , Kent — 2 C 32 „ W . Gladding ... 33 15 6 26 94 „ Robert Colsall ... 31 10 o 26 97 „ A . C . A . Higerty ...

2698 „ A . F . Hardyment ... too o 0 2 G 9 S „ W . Coxon 2709 „ J . Morrison McLeod 24 G 15 o 2736 „ " Lieut .-Colonel G . J . Parkyn ( see also Cornwall ) . „

UNATTACHED . Bro . T . W . Chant 10 to o „ Samuel Ellis „ Thos . Hutchinson ... 44 2 0 „ T . Turner „ Jas . Willing , jun . ... 10 10 0 .. * r . Blanco White _

„ Frank R . Kenning ... SS n o „ R . Omash 36 15 o 1 , * las . Stephens —• „ Benj . Stocker ,, W . G . Cannon 10 10 o „ T . Hopkin 10 10 o „ T . Hastings Miller ... 10 10 o „ Harry Kemp 26 5 o

„ W . J . Mason „ David Ringrose 10 10 o „ H . B . Marshall 33 12 o „ W . B . Fendick „ * W . J . Songhurst ... — „ William Vincent „ I . VV . Morrell 10 10 o ,, Frank Crocker 21 10 G

,, W . P . Brown 47 15 o ,, VV . C . Crutch 15 15 o ,, A . C . Doughty 10 10 o „ * A . J . Harman — „ }_ . Otto Schuler 10 10 o ,, * S . J . Attenborough ... — „ * T . " H . T . Jarvis - „ Geo . E . Walker 10 10 o

1 , H . F . Adlard ... „ , 10 10 o ,, G . S . Green ... ,,, 330 „ C . W . Batt „ G . F . Ashdown „ ) . C . Robinson 26 <; o „ * Arthur Ford — „ * H . E . Pollard _ „ VV . S . Lawrence 10 10 o „ las . E . Terry 10 10 o

11 * . /• V ' . Johnston — ,, * A . T . Chamberlain ... — „ W . H . K « mpster 10 10 o „ * Frank Adams — „ John Dimsdale 21 o o „ T . O . Hutchinson „ VV . C . Beetles , 0 10 o „ Imre Kiralfy 2100 „ Percy G . Herbage ,, 1 . Barber

„ W . H . Harris „ H . J . Adams G 5 10 o „ Richd . Jennings 31 10 o ,. H . S . Glutton 15 15 o ,, T . Schreiber 10 o o

„ Col . F . W . Frigout ... 2 t o o „ John Skinner 10 10 o „ A . Graddage 50 o o „ R . T . Godfrey „ Arthur Betts 10 10 o „ F . H . Griffiths 5 5 0

LADIES . Mrs . Elizabeth Ball 550 „ Meens „ Rumney „ William Webber „ Nellie Smith 10 10 o „ James Stephens „ L . C . Woodall e . r o „ C . H . Creech s