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Analysis Of The Returns.
its 14 lodges and the chapters attached to all of them , raised amongst them over £ 1210 , we did not expect that a representative of any of its lodges would figure in the returns on this occasion . The province is a small one , and the sum it raided in February was worthy even of a far stronger
body . However , Bro . Edwin F . Parker , of Royal Lebanon Lodge , No . 493 , contributes a useful £ 36 15 s ., and deserves KUDOS accordingly . It is surprising how a few such modest lists swell the aggregate , and we feel sure Bro . Binckes would gladly have taken note of several more of like amount . There are 41 lodges in
HANTS AND THE ISLE OK WIGHT , And five of these , with the Royal Arch chapter attached to the sixth , have made up a total of £ 234 5 s ., the heaviest of the seven Stewards' lists being that of Bro . the Rev . A . C . Barker , of the Oakley Lodge , No . 694 , Basingstoke , whose total is £ 59 6 s . Gd . In February its amount was £ 550 14 s . 8 d ., and in May £ 240 7 s ., so that the sum of its contributions
for the present year is £ 1025 6 s . Sd . In 1884 jt raised for the Benevolent £ 373 2 s . ; for the Girls' School , £ 295 7 s . 6 d . ; and for the Boys' School £ 512 is . ; or , together , £ 1180 ios . od . ; while in 1883 it did even better , the sum of its contributions to the three Charities being about £ 1832 . Here , then , wc have , in round figures , over £ 4000 raised by this province alone in the space of three years . This is evidently the case of a province in which
both the ability and the will to do loyal service are conspicuous by their presence . HERTS , With its 13 lodges , only figures for £ 46 15 s . od ., contributed by the Hertford , No . 403 , the Cecil , No . 449 , and the Halsey , No . 1479 , Lodges . This , like the total of £ 42 5 s . raised for the Girls' School last montp , is only a
moderate return ; but in February it figured for upwards of ^ , 322 , and in 1 S 84 the Benevolent was likewise the principal recipient of its favours . In 1 S 83 it raised only a few pounds short of £ 500 , and in 1882 close on 1000 guineas ( £ 1050 ) , so that Herts has done good service , . though it may not have benefited equally all three Charities . A short journey takes us into the Province of
KENT , Which , with its 53 lodges , is justly regarded as one of the strongholds of the Craft in England . It certainly has the knack of exemplifying its loyalty to the guiding princip les of Freemasonry . It never misses a Festival , and its contributions are more often than not of considerable amount . On VVednesday , though only six of its lodges were represented by as many Stewards ,
the aggregate of its returns was £ 714 17 s . 6 d ,, of which Bro . Geo . Rice Bolton s list , as Steward for Acacia Lodge , No . 1314 , Bromley , engrossed no less than £ 432 12 s . A return of this magnitude is unusual , and Bro . Bolton is pre-eminently worthy of being congratulated for the success of his efforts to swell the general total . Last month the Province raised £ 327 2 s . 6 d . for the Girls' School , while in February the Old People benefited to the extent of
£ 53 1 12 s ., so that during the current year this province has raised , in round figures , £ 1573 for our Charities . In 1 SS 4 its total for the Charities was £ 1331 13 s - 6 d ., and in 1 SS 3 it was £ 2700 , so that during these three years it has raised altogether about £ 5600 for our Institutions , and if we continued our investigations still further back , we should find the record equally commendable . LANCASHIRE ( EASTERN DIVISION ) ,
Though it is , numerically , our most considerable province , does not , except on very particular occasions , show to the best advantage at these gatherings . Thus on Wednesday , though it can boast of 93 lodges , only five of them were represented in the returns—one having three Stewards—and these raised amongst them no more than £ 110 5 s . But it can do splendidly when and doubt it would do this
it puts torlh its strength , no more frequently were it not that it has a local Masonic Charitable Institution of its own , to which it freely contributes , and which renders very valuable assistance in helping those who would otherwise have only our central Charities to look to in time of need . Similar remarks must be made in the case of
LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , Which figures for no more than £ 94 ios ., the aggregate of eight Stewards ' lists . Here again there is a firmly established local Charity , to which the brethren of the province give most generously , and so lessen the demands on principal Institutions . But West , like East , Lancashire , is apt to play a very conspicuous part when the occasion calls for exceptional exertions , as for instance , when its popular and respected chief , the Earl of Lathom , has given . his services as Chairman . Then West Lancashire acts a worthy
part . On the other hand , LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND , AS regards the number of its lodges , is but a small province . Yet it raised £ 405 for the Girls' School in May , and now supplements it with a useful 25
guineas ( £ 26 5 s . ) . In 1884 , it helped the Benevolent to the extent ot £ 360 , and the year previous Bro . Binckes had the satisfaction of including £ 405 in hia array of Stewards' lists . This speaks well for the energy of the lodges ( only n in number ) which constitute this province , the brethren evidently having an abiding and active faith in the efficacy of our cherished principles .
The home county of MIDDLESEX , With 9 of its 34 lodges and one chapter , represented by 14 Stewards contributes the very satisfactory sum of £ 329 4 s ., of which Bro . W . Taylor , as the representative of Lodge No . 1503 , and Chapter No . 1194 , is responsible for £ 79 lis . 6 d ., while Bro . Captain H . Stephens , doing duty for Lodge No . 1579 , follows him close wilh £ 7405 . 6 d , This is a far heavier total than it raised last monch for the Girls , when seven Stewards handed
in lists amounting to £ 205 3 s ., and somewhat in excess of what , with 13 Stewards , it raised for the Benevolent in February , namely , £ 322 9 s . In any case , however , the aggregate for the current year— £ 856 16 s . — is a handsome sum , and will compare favourably with its contributions of previous years , with the £ 724 17 s . Cd . of 1 SS 4 ; the £ 616 of 18 S 3 ; and the £ 1212 of 1882 . Such figures as these demonstrate the earnestness of our Middlesex brethren in behalf of our Institutions . Considering how well
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Figured last month when Bros . Gilbert and Toplis between tiiem raised £ 261 14 s ., and in February , when Bro . Phelps as Steward handed in a list of £ 158 13 s ., we should ' have had no right to be disappointed if on Wednesday it had failed to put in an appearance . But Bro . McLeod , of
the Newton Lodge , No . 1661 , Newark-on-Trent , succeeded in making up a list of £ 120 , and thus increased the aggregate of his province for the year to £ 540 14 s ., giving an average for the 14 lodges of between £ 38 and £ 39 per lodge . In i 88 . | its total for the Benevolent and Boys' School was £ 374 5 s ., and the year previous it raised £ 190 for the former Institution . These arc excellent returns for so limited a province ,
Analysis Of The Returns.
MONMOUTHSHIRE . has been returned among thc absentee provinces , but its fiveyear-old Lewis ( Master Willie Watkins ) of the Girls' School Festival last month , was an
Unattached Steward on this occasion . We give a pen-andink sketch of him as he would have appeared at the Palace 011 Wednesday had he been able to grace the banquet with his youthful presence . NORTHUMBERLAND Has hot had any part in our
anniversary celebrations since the memorable Boys' School Festival of 1883 , when it contributed £ 1222 13 s ., our respected Bro . B . J . Thompson doing duty as Steward for the
occasion . On Wednesday Bro . T . Y . Strachan acted in the same capacity , and figures in the returns for £ 162 15 s . No doubt Bro . Binckes would gladly have welcomed a more
impressive list , especially as * the province can boast of 21 lodges on its roll . Nevertheless it is a goodly total and one we shall gladly see repeated or exceeded in future years . It cannot be said that OXFORDSHIRE Has been quite as successful as we have known it in past years . We
cannot call to mind—for a long time at all events—a Festival at which it has not been represented ; but its latest lists have not been as considerable as formerly , and this no doubt may be accounted for by the loss it sustained in the spring of 1 S 84 , by the death of its Prov . G . Master , the lamented Duke of Albany . On Wednesday three of its 10 lodges , represented by as many
brethren , made up a total of 32 guineas ( £ 33 12 s . ) . Last month four Stewards raised among them £ 69 6 s ., and in February , the five lists reached an aggregate of £ 104 16 s . This gives the full result for the year as £ 207 14 s ., as against £ 293 in 1884 . Under its new chief the province will no doubt resume its wonted activity .
SOMERSETSHIRE , With its 25 lodges , invariably cuts a creditable figure at these gatherings , and Bro . Nosworthy ' s list of £ 136 ios . on Wednesday was no exception . It is the kind of " crumb " one likes to see , and for which room can always be found in the receptacle prepared for such nutritive food . The Benevolent found its share of the Somersetshire provender— £ 17685 . —very
acceptable , and we may be sure the Girls School did not hestitate about accepting its portion of close on £ 300 in May . Last year , the Old People had pretty nearly the whole loaf to themselves— £ 505 out of £ 640—the two Schools having each a " crumb ; " while in 1 S 83 the Benevolent and Girls' had only the " crumbs , " while Bro . Binckes secured the loaf . But whether we regard £ 120 as a " crumb " or a " slice " of good luck , it is clear that Somersetshire is , after all , pretty impartial in the distribution of its aid .
Two Stewards—Bros . Prince and Bailey—have done duty this time foi the 27 lodges of
S'TAITORDSHIRE , And very well they seem to have done it , too , seeing their joint list amounts to £ 338 2 s . In May its two Stewards raised £ 215 5 s ., Bro . Bailey's list figuring as high as £ 189 , and in February it swelled the Benevolent returns with £ 141 15 s . Thus in 1885 Staffordshire has distributed over £ 695 among our three Institutions , close on hall ol it being the " crumb " that constituted the Boys' School share . In 1884 its aggregate was £ 646 ; in 1 S 8 3 , £ 790 ; and in 1882 over £ 616 , making for the four years £ 2747 , or rather more than £ too per lodge .
SUVTOLK , With its 21 lodges , began the year with a total , by the hands of Bro . Major Dods , of £ 246 15 s . for the Benevolent Institution . In May it followed this up by raising , per Bros . Canova and Pratt , £ 300 lis . for the Girls . On Wednesday , Bro . Elwes acted as Steward , and his list amounted to
£ 143 17 s ., swelling the aggregate for the current year to £ 691 3 s . The results in 1 S 84 and 1 SS 3 were £ 606 and £ 568 respectively , making for the triennial period a grand total of , in round figures , £ 1865 , or not very far short of £ go per lodge . These returns speak eloquently for the generosity of Suffolk . Of the 26 lodges on tlie roll of
SURREY , Seven , with the chapter attached to one of them , sent up Stewards , the re--suit of their combined efforts appearing in a total of £ 135 Ss . 6 d . In May , with six Stewards , its returns amounted to £ 148 Ss ., and ih February they reached the still higher figure of £ 222 14 s . ; aggregate for the current year ,
£ 506 ios . 6 d ., as against about £ 585 in 1 S 84 . and £ 1083 in 1 S 83 , General Brownrigg , Provincial Grand Master , being Chairman at the Benevolent Festival in the latter year . This gives the sum of its contributions during the years 1883 , 1884 , and 1885 as £ 2174 . Considering what
SUSSEX , With its 25 lodges did in May when R . W . Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart . ) M . P ., occupied the chair at the Girls' Festival and thc province raised the splendid sum of £ 1850 , we did not expect any help from it on this occasion . However , Bro . Broadbridge , of the South Down Lodge , No . 1797 , Hurslpierpoint , though he supported his chief like a loyal Mason last month ,
fortunately had a " crumb " in reserve for " Our Boys " in the shape of a 70 guineas list for Wednesday , and this list will be found duly recorded in its proper place in the returns for this Festival . Last year it distributed as nearly as possible £ 458 ; in 1 S 83 close on £ 95 ° 5 and in 18 S 2 about £ 9 " > makingin all for the four years specified about £ 4250 , a total of which our South-Saxon brethren have every reason to be proud .
WARWICKSHIRE Makes a better show than at either of the previous Festivals of the current year , its total being £ 173 5 s ,, whereas last month it contributed only £ 74 lis . to the Girls , and but £ 101 6 s . to thc Benevolent in February ;
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Analysis Of The Returns.
its 14 lodges and the chapters attached to all of them , raised amongst them over £ 1210 , we did not expect that a representative of any of its lodges would figure in the returns on this occasion . The province is a small one , and the sum it raided in February was worthy even of a far stronger
body . However , Bro . Edwin F . Parker , of Royal Lebanon Lodge , No . 493 , contributes a useful £ 36 15 s ., and deserves KUDOS accordingly . It is surprising how a few such modest lists swell the aggregate , and we feel sure Bro . Binckes would gladly have taken note of several more of like amount . There are 41 lodges in
HANTS AND THE ISLE OK WIGHT , And five of these , with the Royal Arch chapter attached to the sixth , have made up a total of £ 234 5 s ., the heaviest of the seven Stewards' lists being that of Bro . the Rev . A . C . Barker , of the Oakley Lodge , No . 694 , Basingstoke , whose total is £ 59 6 s . Gd . In February its amount was £ 550 14 s . 8 d ., and in May £ 240 7 s ., so that the sum of its contributions
for the present year is £ 1025 6 s . Sd . In 1884 jt raised for the Benevolent £ 373 2 s . ; for the Girls' School , £ 295 7 s . 6 d . ; and for the Boys' School £ 512 is . ; or , together , £ 1180 ios . od . ; while in 1883 it did even better , the sum of its contributions to the three Charities being about £ 1832 . Here , then , wc have , in round figures , over £ 4000 raised by this province alone in the space of three years . This is evidently the case of a province in which
both the ability and the will to do loyal service are conspicuous by their presence . HERTS , With its 13 lodges , only figures for £ 46 15 s . od ., contributed by the Hertford , No . 403 , the Cecil , No . 449 , and the Halsey , No . 1479 , Lodges . This , like the total of £ 42 5 s . raised for the Girls' School last montp , is only a
moderate return ; but in February it figured for upwards of ^ , 322 , and in 1 S 84 the Benevolent was likewise the principal recipient of its favours . In 1 S 83 it raised only a few pounds short of £ 500 , and in 1882 close on 1000 guineas ( £ 1050 ) , so that Herts has done good service , . though it may not have benefited equally all three Charities . A short journey takes us into the Province of
KENT , Which , with its 53 lodges , is justly regarded as one of the strongholds of the Craft in England . It certainly has the knack of exemplifying its loyalty to the guiding princip les of Freemasonry . It never misses a Festival , and its contributions are more often than not of considerable amount . On VVednesday , though only six of its lodges were represented by as many Stewards ,
the aggregate of its returns was £ 714 17 s . 6 d ,, of which Bro . Geo . Rice Bolton s list , as Steward for Acacia Lodge , No . 1314 , Bromley , engrossed no less than £ 432 12 s . A return of this magnitude is unusual , and Bro . Bolton is pre-eminently worthy of being congratulated for the success of his efforts to swell the general total . Last month the Province raised £ 327 2 s . 6 d . for the Girls' School , while in February the Old People benefited to the extent of
£ 53 1 12 s ., so that during the current year this province has raised , in round figures , £ 1573 for our Charities . In 1 SS 4 its total for the Charities was £ 1331 13 s - 6 d ., and in 1 SS 3 it was £ 2700 , so that during these three years it has raised altogether about £ 5600 for our Institutions , and if we continued our investigations still further back , we should find the record equally commendable . LANCASHIRE ( EASTERN DIVISION ) ,
Though it is , numerically , our most considerable province , does not , except on very particular occasions , show to the best advantage at these gatherings . Thus on Wednesday , though it can boast of 93 lodges , only five of them were represented in the returns—one having three Stewards—and these raised amongst them no more than £ 110 5 s . But it can do splendidly when and doubt it would do this
it puts torlh its strength , no more frequently were it not that it has a local Masonic Charitable Institution of its own , to which it freely contributes , and which renders very valuable assistance in helping those who would otherwise have only our central Charities to look to in time of need . Similar remarks must be made in the case of
LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , Which figures for no more than £ 94 ios ., the aggregate of eight Stewards ' lists . Here again there is a firmly established local Charity , to which the brethren of the province give most generously , and so lessen the demands on principal Institutions . But West , like East , Lancashire , is apt to play a very conspicuous part when the occasion calls for exceptional exertions , as for instance , when its popular and respected chief , the Earl of Lathom , has given . his services as Chairman . Then West Lancashire acts a worthy
part . On the other hand , LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND , AS regards the number of its lodges , is but a small province . Yet it raised £ 405 for the Girls' School in May , and now supplements it with a useful 25
guineas ( £ 26 5 s . ) . In 1884 , it helped the Benevolent to the extent ot £ 360 , and the year previous Bro . Binckes had the satisfaction of including £ 405 in hia array of Stewards' lists . This speaks well for the energy of the lodges ( only n in number ) which constitute this province , the brethren evidently having an abiding and active faith in the efficacy of our cherished principles .
The home county of MIDDLESEX , With 9 of its 34 lodges and one chapter , represented by 14 Stewards contributes the very satisfactory sum of £ 329 4 s ., of which Bro . W . Taylor , as the representative of Lodge No . 1503 , and Chapter No . 1194 , is responsible for £ 79 lis . 6 d ., while Bro . Captain H . Stephens , doing duty for Lodge No . 1579 , follows him close wilh £ 7405 . 6 d , This is a far heavier total than it raised last monch for the Girls , when seven Stewards handed
in lists amounting to £ 205 3 s ., and somewhat in excess of what , with 13 Stewards , it raised for the Benevolent in February , namely , £ 322 9 s . In any case , however , the aggregate for the current year— £ 856 16 s . — is a handsome sum , and will compare favourably with its contributions of previous years , with the £ 724 17 s . Cd . of 1 SS 4 ; the £ 616 of 18 S 3 ; and the £ 1212 of 1882 . Such figures as these demonstrate the earnestness of our Middlesex brethren in behalf of our Institutions . Considering how well
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Figured last month when Bros . Gilbert and Toplis between tiiem raised £ 261 14 s ., and in February , when Bro . Phelps as Steward handed in a list of £ 158 13 s ., we should ' have had no right to be disappointed if on Wednesday it had failed to put in an appearance . But Bro . McLeod , of
the Newton Lodge , No . 1661 , Newark-on-Trent , succeeded in making up a list of £ 120 , and thus increased the aggregate of his province for the year to £ 540 14 s ., giving an average for the 14 lodges of between £ 38 and £ 39 per lodge . In i 88 . | its total for the Benevolent and Boys' School was £ 374 5 s ., and the year previous it raised £ 190 for the former Institution . These arc excellent returns for so limited a province ,
Analysis Of The Returns.
MONMOUTHSHIRE . has been returned among thc absentee provinces , but its fiveyear-old Lewis ( Master Willie Watkins ) of the Girls' School Festival last month , was an
Unattached Steward on this occasion . We give a pen-andink sketch of him as he would have appeared at the Palace 011 Wednesday had he been able to grace the banquet with his youthful presence . NORTHUMBERLAND Has hot had any part in our
anniversary celebrations since the memorable Boys' School Festival of 1883 , when it contributed £ 1222 13 s ., our respected Bro . B . J . Thompson doing duty as Steward for the
occasion . On Wednesday Bro . T . Y . Strachan acted in the same capacity , and figures in the returns for £ 162 15 s . No doubt Bro . Binckes would gladly have welcomed a more
impressive list , especially as * the province can boast of 21 lodges on its roll . Nevertheless it is a goodly total and one we shall gladly see repeated or exceeded in future years . It cannot be said that OXFORDSHIRE Has been quite as successful as we have known it in past years . We
cannot call to mind—for a long time at all events—a Festival at which it has not been represented ; but its latest lists have not been as considerable as formerly , and this no doubt may be accounted for by the loss it sustained in the spring of 1 S 84 , by the death of its Prov . G . Master , the lamented Duke of Albany . On Wednesday three of its 10 lodges , represented by as many
brethren , made up a total of 32 guineas ( £ 33 12 s . ) . Last month four Stewards raised among them £ 69 6 s ., and in February , the five lists reached an aggregate of £ 104 16 s . This gives the full result for the year as £ 207 14 s ., as against £ 293 in 1884 . Under its new chief the province will no doubt resume its wonted activity .
SOMERSETSHIRE , With its 25 lodges , invariably cuts a creditable figure at these gatherings , and Bro . Nosworthy ' s list of £ 136 ios . on Wednesday was no exception . It is the kind of " crumb " one likes to see , and for which room can always be found in the receptacle prepared for such nutritive food . The Benevolent found its share of the Somersetshire provender— £ 17685 . —very
acceptable , and we may be sure the Girls School did not hestitate about accepting its portion of close on £ 300 in May . Last year , the Old People had pretty nearly the whole loaf to themselves— £ 505 out of £ 640—the two Schools having each a " crumb ; " while in 1 S 83 the Benevolent and Girls' had only the " crumbs , " while Bro . Binckes secured the loaf . But whether we regard £ 120 as a " crumb " or a " slice " of good luck , it is clear that Somersetshire is , after all , pretty impartial in the distribution of its aid .
Two Stewards—Bros . Prince and Bailey—have done duty this time foi the 27 lodges of
S'TAITORDSHIRE , And very well they seem to have done it , too , seeing their joint list amounts to £ 338 2 s . In May its two Stewards raised £ 215 5 s ., Bro . Bailey's list figuring as high as £ 189 , and in February it swelled the Benevolent returns with £ 141 15 s . Thus in 1885 Staffordshire has distributed over £ 695 among our three Institutions , close on hall ol it being the " crumb " that constituted the Boys' School share . In 1884 its aggregate was £ 646 ; in 1 S 8 3 , £ 790 ; and in 1882 over £ 616 , making for the four years £ 2747 , or rather more than £ too per lodge .
SUVTOLK , With its 21 lodges , began the year with a total , by the hands of Bro . Major Dods , of £ 246 15 s . for the Benevolent Institution . In May it followed this up by raising , per Bros . Canova and Pratt , £ 300 lis . for the Girls . On Wednesday , Bro . Elwes acted as Steward , and his list amounted to
£ 143 17 s ., swelling the aggregate for the current year to £ 691 3 s . The results in 1 S 84 and 1 SS 3 were £ 606 and £ 568 respectively , making for the triennial period a grand total of , in round figures , £ 1865 , or not very far short of £ go per lodge . These returns speak eloquently for the generosity of Suffolk . Of the 26 lodges on tlie roll of
SURREY , Seven , with the chapter attached to one of them , sent up Stewards , the re--suit of their combined efforts appearing in a total of £ 135 Ss . 6 d . In May , with six Stewards , its returns amounted to £ 148 Ss ., and ih February they reached the still higher figure of £ 222 14 s . ; aggregate for the current year ,
£ 506 ios . 6 d ., as against about £ 585 in 1 S 84 . and £ 1083 in 1 S 83 , General Brownrigg , Provincial Grand Master , being Chairman at the Benevolent Festival in the latter year . This gives the sum of its contributions during the years 1883 , 1884 , and 1885 as £ 2174 . Considering what
SUSSEX , With its 25 lodges did in May when R . W . Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart . ) M . P ., occupied the chair at the Girls' Festival and thc province raised the splendid sum of £ 1850 , we did not expect any help from it on this occasion . However , Bro . Broadbridge , of the South Down Lodge , No . 1797 , Hurslpierpoint , though he supported his chief like a loyal Mason last month ,
fortunately had a " crumb " in reserve for " Our Boys " in the shape of a 70 guineas list for Wednesday , and this list will be found duly recorded in its proper place in the returns for this Festival . Last year it distributed as nearly as possible £ 458 ; in 1 S 83 close on £ 95 ° 5 and in 18 S 2 about £ 9 " > makingin all for the four years specified about £ 4250 , a total of which our South-Saxon brethren have every reason to be proud .
WARWICKSHIRE Makes a better show than at either of the previous Festivals of the current year , its total being £ 173 5 s ,, whereas last month it contributed only £ 74 lis . to the Girls , and but £ 101 6 s . to thc Benevolent in February ;