Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

£ s . d . Mrs . George Graveley 15 15 o „ Henry Kemp 7 7 0 „ J . H . Milton „ T . H . Griffiths 5 5 0 „ James Terry 5 5 0 PROVINCES . r „ ™ BERKSHIRE .

414 Bro . A . Tupman 49 7 o 414 „ C . E . Keyser ( see also Lo . 574 and Lo . 2518 Herts ... 52 10 o 574 „ Lt .-Col . G . C . Ricorde 39 iS o 574 „ C . E . Keyser ( see also Lo . 414 and Lo . mmO tl Sm mm m m 10 Liena

. . ^^ ... v m IU U 2671 „ W . H . Reed ... 40 0 o BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . Province Bro . J . J . Simcox ... 63 o o Chapter 591 Comp . John Williams ... 12 12 o Lodge

1501 Bro . J . Williams 18 6 6 2309 ,, R . S . Cobden ... 42 o o 3420 „ Henry Taylor ... 10 10 o 2492 „ Rev . C . E . Roberts 10 10 o CAMBRIDGESHIRE . Ledge 859 Bro . W . J . Armitage ... -. nr" [ -Tannr [ Tlmnlnn 5 r n n / 1 ^ j \ j

mm _ ,. . . . . . . J —m ... _ . m ., ... . K . Unattached Bro . M . Briggs CHESHIRE-. Lodge 1166 Bro . Robert Rear 10 10 o 1166 „ Thos . Webster ... to 10 o Unattached

Bro . James Cookson ... 10 10 o „ „ F . R . Oke CORNWALL . Lodge 1 954 Bro . Sholto H . Hare ... 3 6 15 o 2166 „ Collected amount ... 42 o o Unattached Rrn . If-.-fnl H . T . Parkun

( see also No . 2736 , London ) 159 6 o DEVONSHIRE . Lodge 954 Bro . J . R . Wilson ... 95 o o " 35 11 Alex . H . Fisher ... 26 5 o Unattached Bro . F . ii . Westlake ... 10 10 o

DORSETSHIRE . Lodge 137 Bro . W . H . Whadcoat ... 10 10 o 472 „ H . G . Kersley ... 31 10 o Unattached Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , 105 o o J . P „ Lieut .-Col . W . Watts 10 10 o

ESSEX . Lodge 27 G Bto . Fred . Spalding .., Go o o 1 S 17 „ Col .-Qr .-Mr .-Sergt .

Emberson ... 5 6 17 6 2 °° 5 ss J . R . Johnson ... 119 2 o 2255 „ J . H . Bridgrnan ... 61 19 o Unattached Bro . * James Speller ... — larrli : Rprrii inr r \ r . —j j V

IS J— -. — . m .. ... , « w „ Ernest Brown ... 10 10 o GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Lodge 592 Bro . W . M . Pooley ... 52 10 o 592 „ E . C . Sewell ... 10 10 o

» 39 11 James Durum ... 550 1067 „ Russell Jas . Ketr ... 35 13 G Unattached Bro . R . V . Vassar-Smith G 3 o o HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT Lodge and Chapter li n c / " ... I .. / z . r . 1 11 11

93 UIU . I' . I ' . I ~ UCI ... ... U IU O Lodge , 257 Bro . Com . H . G . Giles ( see also 1903 ) ... — 359 „ L . Steele 112 7 o 723 „ Richard Eve 10 10 o

903 ) Captain Fras . Powell 2 ' 53 ) " ( see a ' No . 2404 , Kent , and No . 2612 , London — 1069 „ J . Watson Gieve ... 10 10 0 133 1 „ Geo . H . Atkinson ... 25 19 o Chapter 1101 fVmn Mainr T ft H . ir .

wood 25 0 o Lodge 1903 Bro . Com . H . G . Giles ( see also No . 237 ) 10 10 o 21 5 0 „ C . T . Miles 31 10 o 1 Tnaf ' n , * lip / t

Bro . John W . Gieve , J . P . 6 3 o o HERTFORDSHIRE . Lodge 403 Bro . Dr . A . H . Bouchir ... 44 13 o 1479 >• Dr * E * * "*• Lispcombe 39 7 6 Chapter

1470 Comp . John Purrott ... 29 S o Lodge 2323 Bro . G . D . Coleman ... 33 11 o 2372 „ G . S . Metcalfe ... 42 o 0 Chapter 2 * 72 Ccmo . Dr . W . P . Warten ** ii 10 o

Lodge 2518 Bio . C . E . Keyser ( see also Lodges 414 and 574 , Berks ) ... 115 10 o 2732 „ T . J . Mercer ip 10 o

Unattached £ s . d . Bro . W . Metcalfe ... to 10 o „ W . T . Boydell , iun . to to o „ W . Baddeley ... 10 10 o KENT . Lodge 127 Bro . Leonard HiU ... 102 7 6 7 S 4 „ James Edgar ... 3 6 15 o

Chapter S 29 Comp . W . Russell ( see also Lodge 1464 ) 10 10 o ' Lodge 913 Bro . W . Busbridge ... 200 o o 10 5 0 „ Edward Burrell ... 47 14 o 122 3 „ E . J . Dodd 17 5 o 146 4 „ W . Russell ( see also 029 4

unapter ; ... a * - *• o 'S 3 ' 11 J- M- Smith 1692 „ W . Burr 10 to o 1915 „ J . W . Elvin 10 10 o 1915 J . R . Elvin ( Lewis ) 52 to o 2041 „ A . A . Frigout ... 21 o o 2200 „ Albert Burslem ... 50 3 6 2404 „ Capt . Fras . Powell i aiso

, see LOO . 903 and 2153 Hants & I . W ., and Lod . 2612 , London ... 75 0 o Unattached Bro . C . J . Gallard 10 10 o Mrs . R . W . Walker ... 550 LANCASHIRE ( E . D . ) .

Lodge 37 Bro . E . G . Harwood ... 10 10 0 37 „ F . W . Broadbent ... 10 to o 37 „ G . E . Greenhalgh ... 10 to 0 37 „ Dr . T . E . Flitcraft ... 10 10 o 37 „ VV . Forrest 10 10 o 37 „ Arthur Longworth ... 10 10 o nnn r * l , « i . li . o Trnlll ,

yy-5 II m-.. a ., mm .. mm 992 „ Robeit Williamson ... 10 10 o Unattached Bro . C . D . Cheetham ... 126 0 o LANCASHIRE ( W . D . ) Lodge 32 Bro . C . Foster Bell ... 1010 o O 25 „ J . W . Burgess ... 10 to o 1501 ri 70 15

„ . D . MDDOU ... u 15 G 1 „ Thos . Barker ... 10 10 o 2349 11 G . W . Parkes ... to 10 o Unattached Bro . Capt . C . H . Garnett 31 00 „ G . A . Myers ... 10 10 o LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . Province Rro . ( . fienninn A 2 A ti ( T

LINCOLNSHIRE . Province Bro . Major R . F . Moresby VVhite 1 G 6 9 o Lodge 4 G 9 Bro . C . E . Bonner ... 52 10 o 838 „ W . H . Gane ... 31 10 o

13 SG „ VV . Mortimer ... 52 10 o 2351 ,, N . C . Cockburn ... MIDDLESEX . Lodge - -- 1 KM LI IS 1 , ' mmm *! - 11 i \ isecaiau

3 ,, *» v . . ceu 2163 ) Lo . 2671 , Berks . ) 40 S o 'S * ? 11 Walter Tyler ( see also Lo . S 62 London ) 55 tS o 2024 ,, Walter Haddon ... 94 10 o 11 waiion

20 S 7 „ L-. . ... 70 13 o 2523 „ VV . Langdon ... 42 2 G MONMOUTHSHIRE . Province Bro . Fred Phillips Lodee

457 Bro . F . A . Powell 42 o o 471 „ A . E . Jones 65 o o 0 S 3 „ Alfred Swash ... 70 o o SiS „ C . N . Evans 20 o o 1258 ,, W . H . Haskins ... 44 16 o 1429 „ William Gibbs --Cm T A . I ... 1 tC . O „

ii * - * - ' ,, j "V "'"** ; *• " '" " 21 SG „ G . C . Francis ... 31 10 o 2226 ,, John Llewellyn ... 21 o o 255 ° 1 . M . J . S . Lyon ... 13 8 3 Unattached Bro . Lt .-Col . C . R . Lyne . 10 10 o

NORFOLK . Province Bro . S . F . Stackhard ... 105 o o NORTHS AND HUNTS . L . & C . r -v „ f * f ) Bro . Geo . E . Caster I 13 C 10 o

2533 V . J Unattached Bro . John Haviland ... 21 o 0 „ Harry Manfield ... 26 5 o ,, George Ellard ... 38 0 6 ii \ Li

i \ urvi tiuivii 3-.-Lji- * iu . Lodge 2497 Bro . Summers Hunter ... 30 o o NORTH WALES . Unattached Bro . C . K . Benson ... 10 vo o .. Thomas Cnxhead ... 10 to n

OXFORDSHIRE . Lodge 357 Bro . Roger C . Parr ... 2 t o o 4 ; 8 „ A . F . P . Barton ... 26 8 0 1036 „ the Hon . H .

Lee-Ditton I 5 ' 5 11 Ralph Forrt 37 iG G 1703 „ H . C . Habgood ... 16 18 6 i 8 y 5 „ A . R . Brakspear ... 12 12 o 2414 „ Arthur C . Bateman 15 15 u *

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SHROPSHIRE . Unattached £ s . d . Bro . Sir OlBey Wakeman , Bart 15 15 o „ W . Lascelles Southwell 21 o o SOMERSETSHIRE . Prov . G . Lodge 21 o o

SOUTH WALES ( E . D . ) . THE CHAIRMAN . 105 o 0 The Province Bro . J . H . Taylor ... 465 0 o Chapter 36 Comp . A . L . Roberts ... 2100 Lodge 237 Bro . J . H . Nott 2 37 11 H . G . Davies

237 „ A . Davies 237 „ Henry MacDonnell ... k ° ci !^ 2 > ° - - Beer - 40 O O SOUTH WALES ( W . D . ) . The Province Bro . J . D . Perrott 105 o o

STAFFORDSHIRE . The Province Bro . the Earlof Dartmouth , P . G . M 2 S 3 10 o Lodge Lord Burton , S . G . W . 26 5 o 4 S 2 „ William Attman

4 S 2 „ Frank Hughes 624 „ Fras . Thompson ... 36 15 o 624 „ W . H , Bailey ... 10 10 o 2194 „ Thos . Taylor Unattached Bro . Geo . C . Kent

Lodge SUFFOLK . 929 Bro . W . H . Mann ... 42 o o 936 „ T . E . Key 23 2 o Chapter SURREY . 370 Comp . Rev . E . R . Parr ... 39 12 6 Lodge * SSg Bro . W . H . Gaze 91 6 o

1149 „ J . A . White 30 S o 1347 ,, H . Griffiths 38 6 6 iGsS „ J . W . Woodcock ... 28 1 o 1714 „ A . E . Mitchell ... iG 5 o 1 SG 1 ,, E . W . T . Hoare ... 52 10 o 1929 11 J . J . Lamigeon ... 10 10 o 2095 11 W . Soper 30 9 o 2096 „ John Wayte 60 17 o 2096 „ V . T . Rowlands ... 10 10 o

2 4 22 „ C . R . King 14 3 o 2 4 22 „ H . A . P . George ... 26 4 o 2 4 22 „ E . G . Wilson ... 42 o o * 2444 „ E . H . Lewis 42 17 o 2502 „ R . A . Thompson ... 35 o o Unattached Bro . Tom Cookes ... 52 10 0 SUSSEX

. Lodge 38 and 5 6 Bro . G . Fielder ... 57 7 6 732 Bro . H . Manwaring ... 63 5 o 11 S 4 „ F . W . Hotham ... 35 7 0 1465 .. C . B . O . Clarke ... 32 10 o 1 G 3 G „ ] . Garrett 53 o 0 797 . 1 H . H . Webb 31 10 o

SUMMARY OF THE PROVINCES .

£ s . d . Berkshire 234 5 o Buckinghamshire 156 iS G Cambridgeshire S 4 o o Cheshire 31 10 o Cornwall ... 23 S 1 o Devonshi

re 131 15 0 Dorsetshire 157 10 0 Essex 413 s 6 Gloucestershire 1 G 6 iS 6 Hampshire and Isle of Wight ... 436 2 0 Hertfordshire 388 9 6 Kent 6

9 S 5 0 Lancashire ( E . D . ) urn 10 o , . .. ( W . D . ) , 52 5 o Leicestershire and Rutland ... 424 14 6 Lincolnshire 3 U 2 19 o Middlesex 309 11 6 Monmouthshire 45 . ) o 0

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Lodge £ s . d , iSzi Bto . Reuben Strong ... 27 6 0 1 S 29 „ W . P . Smith ... ... 43 o Q 2434 „ A . H . Thomas ... 35 15 9 2676 „ G . I . Morris 10 10 0 2676 „ H . G . White ... 10 10 p Unattached Bro . Gerald Loder , M . P . 10 to o

„ Robt . Greey Lodge WARWICKSHIRE . 74 Bro . J . C . Nicol ... ... 10 lo . 0 74 i . J . Perkins 21 cj o 74 „ T . Surman 10 ip o 74 > i J . H . Sayer ... ... 10 10 o 74 » J . F . Kemp 10 10 o ' 55 » Thos . Rowbotham ... 10 ip o 395 11 A . P . Cohen 10 ip o

Lodge WORCESTERSHIRE . 1874 Bro , J . C . Aston 6 j 1 o 2034 „ Chas . Whittington ... 2034 11 Sam . G . Mason ... 31 iq o 2034 „ Wilfrid Owen Lodge YORKSHIRE ( N . & E . ) 57 Bro . T . G . Milnes .., 65 p o

Lodge YORKSHIRE ( W . ) . 296 Bro . F . G . Cornu 296 „ Capt . A . E . Bingham 306 „ W . Blackburn 458 „ Capt . E . Hind 458 „ H . Wilson

603 „ Samuel Law 603 „ William Sharpe 837 » Bernard Evans 904 „ James Mellors 904 „ Fred . Cleeves 904 „ Marriott Le Fall ...

Chapter 910 Comp . Edmund Lord Lodge 101 9 Bro . Capt . H . G . E . Green 500 o 0 1042 „ Charles Grosvenor ... 10 43 „ H . J . Cowbrough ... 1102 „ Walter Bailey 1108 „ W . H . Davison ' 239 ,, Thos . Rowbotham ...

' 5 ' 4 . . W . F . Munroe 2 3 21 ,, Jas . B . Fearnley ... 2321 „ Major E . S . Tozer ... 255 S ,, Chas . Stokes 26 95 it Thos . Woods Unattached Bro . C . L . Mason Mrs . Joe Sykes ,

FOREIGN STATIONS . INDIA . Bro . J . M . Ker BURMA . Bro . Surg .-Maj . W . Kiddle 1000 EGYPT . Bro . H . E . Ragheb Bey

Idns 53 I 0 o MALTA . Bro . Jas . A . Bell 10 10 o In the case of those marked * , tha amounts are included in lists either in London or the Provinces .

£ s . d . Norfolk jog 0 o Northants and Hunts 222 1 6 Northumberland 30 o o North Wales 2100 Oxfordshire nn m n

Shropshire _ 36 15 o Somersetshire , ... 21 ti o South Wales ( E . D . ) 631 o o .. ( W . D . ) , 05 o o Staffordshire , 357 0 o Suffolk 6 ? 2 o

Su-rey 5 6 S 19 o Smsex 416 5 6 Warwickshire ... ... ... 84 o o Worcestershire 95 II o Yorkshire ( North and Eist ) ... 65 o o 11 ( West ) 500 o o Foreign Stations 73 i 0 0

2 G 7 STEWARDS—LONDON £ 9912 * 6 216 STEWARDS -PROVINCES , SIC 3 , 379 7 o 4 S 3 STEWARDS—GRAND TOTAL £ 18 , 291 8 6 The Earl of DARTMOUTH , Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire , then rose and said he had been somewhat unexpectedly called upon to submit to the brethren ' s notice a toast , and while he fully recognised the privilege he aUo recognised the great responsibility that devolved upon him , because he had

to put into appropriate words what they all felt , which was a deep sense of gratitude to their Chairman for his presence and the admirable manner in which he had peiformed his dut ' e * . After the remarks which had already fallen from Lord Llangattock he ( the Earl of Dartmouth ) could only make one suggestion that the Chairman should pay another visit to Croydon , accompanied by Bro . Terry , who seemed to have a controlling influence upon him , and see those dear old ladies who seemed to have

made so great an impression upon him , and tell them of the great success his presidency had achieved . Although there might be a good many of those outside Masonry who looked upon Freemasons , not unjustly , as a sociable , convivial lot of people , who liked to meet together in tne friendly manner in which they had met that evening to enjoy the good things of this life , they who were within the body knew that there was a ereat deal more

than that , and being Freemasons , the conditions on which they built were the principles that were taught them in their respective lodges ; and on those foundations of Christian Charity , brotherly love , and mutual assistance , they endeavoured to erect a certain edifice that woaldprove to the world that thu great Brotherhood followed—though it might be a mysterj —a moving , active , and sentient course , and was pledged to do the best it could for the benefit