Annual Festival Of The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.

exercised at their last meeting , when they had the appalling list of 120 app licants for the next election and only 33 vacancies ; consequently there must be 80 poor souls in advanced years and in the deepest poverty left to face their trouble for another year . The Committee were most anxious to fill up the number as much

as the } ' could , but unfortunately for them they had no data on which to go . If they elected a boy or a girl to the Schools they were admitted at a certain age and left at a certain age and they therefore knew what they had to expect for that time ; but directly an old man or an old woman was on ( he funds it seemed

as if Methuselah was not in it with them . There were several of ( he annuitants 85 , 86 , and go . Bro . Dr . Strong for 30 years had acted for the Institution and he was never more upset than when an inmate whom he was endeavouring to keep alive till

100 died at 97 . He would say this for the Institution , one and all had worked hard , and he was perfectly certain that when Bro . Terry read the lists they would feel that their exertions had not been thrown away . Bro . TERRY then read the Stewards' lists .

Bro . W . M . STILES , G . Treas ., proposed as a Provincial Grand Officer of Middlesex , " The Health of ( he Chairman , Prov . Grand Master for Middlesex . " Bro . Lord GEORGE HAMILTON , acknowledging the toast , said they all took part in that annual Festival with but one object ,

which was to try and secure the largest amount of support for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The list which had just been read out was , he believed , almost a record list , and therefore he thought all of them who had taken any part in

securing that satisfactory result had every reason to be proud of their exertions during the past year . After all , he had been a mere figure head . Those whom he wished to thank were the Stewards from his Province of Middlesex who had so

marvellously responded to the appeal made to them . Freemasonry , so far as its Institutions were concerned , was in continuous competition . They had that night topped the record . He heartily

thanked those whose efforts had secured that result . Let them hope ( hat in the future other provinces would be equally emulous , and that the sum then collected , might be exceeded at future Festivals .

Bro . W . H . SPAULL , Prov . G . Sec . Shropshire , proposed "The other Institutions , the Girls' School and the Boys' School , " which he was sure would receive the consideration they always had received . Bro . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary Girls' School , in reply ,

thanked the brethren for having drunk to the future prosperity of the Boys' and Girls' Schools , and said those Institutions had much to be thankful and grateful to the Craft for during the many years of their past existence ; but , as with individuals , those Institutions were not able to live on past mercies , and were ,

therefore , looking forward very anxiously indeed to the result of the two next festivals of the year , the Girls on May 13 th , under the distinguished presidency of Bro . the Earl of Yarborough , and that of the Boys in the month of June under the presidency of the Duke of Devonshire , Prov . G . M . Derbyshire . The

brethren had heard that the Benevolent Institution , of the success of which they were all so glad , could only rely on a permanent income of something like £ 5200—happy Benevolent Institution—the Boys' and the Girls' School had only £ 2000

which they coula look to as permanent income , and therefore they were doubl y dependent upon the exertions of ( hose brethren who from year to year so kindly acted as Stewards at their festivals . One word more . He could not sit clown without

sincerel y and most heartily congratulating the Benevolent Institution on its record result that night ; their good friend , Bro . lerry , and all those associated with him ; the Stewards , who bad a good deal to be proud of ; and ( he province over which Lord George Hamilton presided . In i 8 qo , when its late Grand

-Master presided , ( hey thought the province had done well in "ringing up £ 1000 . What were they to say that night when tney had been able to raise the magnificent sum of £ 3666 . . hiro . J . M . MCLEOD . Sec . R . M . I . Bovs . also renlierl nnrl sairl

tbat although he did not expect to get £ 19 , 500 , still , whatever 'unibs were left , the Boys' School would thankfully receive Jem . He could assure the brethren that with an excellent -ommittee of Management the funds would be most thankfully 'Reived and faithfully annlierl .

Bro W . II . BRITTAIN ( three times Mayor of Sheffield ) , pron " \ l ) Stewards > " to which Bro . Major DIXON replied . An ? ' ° ' WHADC 0 AT Proposed " 'J he Ladies , " which Bro . S . J . i hMiOROuCH responded to , and ( he brethren , headed by the airman , proceeded to the Temnle . where a snlcndirl musical

Scha 1 " n n Was given under the direction of Bro . Herbert Mis . n , f ' S- Midd'esex , assisted by Miss Helen Buckley , Kaihlp T ? yde ' Miss Jessie Kin & Miss Ada Kempton , Miss Ann I " i , ™* ' Bros - James Kift , Ellison , Bartlett , Pierpoint , Frederf U t P s ' Char , es Ca PP ' and Mr and Mrs -

Stewards' Lists.

STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . 1 Bro . John Dimsdale ... 15 15 o Lodge and Chapter 2 Bro . C . E . Keyser ( see aIso 2563 andBeiks and Herts ) ... 15 15 o Lodge

5 Bro . John C . Collard ... 54 iS 6 S „ VV . E . Sanger ... 13 13 0 10 „ VV . P . Eversley ... 60 S o 13 „ Henry S . Syer ... 105 5 C 14 ,, Harold Burke ... 10 10 0 15 „ Geo . W . Todd ... 175 o o

IS „ A . E . Skinner ... 2 SG 2 G 10 „ J . H . Whadcoat ... 40 0 o 21 „ F . R . P . Simon ... 34 1 0 Chapter 22 Comp . John Jonas ... 41 0 o 25 „ William Land ... 53 n o Lodge 2 G Bro . E . J . Leveson , jun .... 10 10 o

27 „ HerbertJ . Macfarlane 47 4 6 2 S „ W . S . Clark 63 10 6 30 „ J . A . McLoughlin ... 74 o 6 45 „ D . A . Langdon ... 64 iG G 55 „ J . O . Jacobs 7 S 15 o 65 „ W . H . Montagu ... 22 o 0 65 „ G . T . Kinipple ... 109 n 6 72 „ Charles H . Randall ... 57 7 6

79 ,, William T . Allen ... 36 15 o 95 » M . Jutsum 44 2 o 134 ,, Rob . J . Tyler ... 31 10 o 141 „ Rob . Thos . Godfrays 47 5 o 144 „ Frederick Thomas ... 115 10 o 145 „ H . Kinder Cheese ... 48 8 o 147 ,, James Balsdon ... 64 1 o 157 „ H . W . Dyne ... 24 3 0

165 „ A . Spencer Ellam ... 10 10 o 171 „ A . A . Frigout ... 2 i o o 173 „ F . H . B . Riddle ... 113 S o ¦ 74 » William Harvey ... 174 o o ¦ 93 » J E . Fells ... 70 7 o r 97 » j 0 nn Strain 228 „ George Booker ... 90 o o 235 » George Cockle ... 10 10 o 256 „ F . S . Sykes 37 16 o 2 59 jj C . V . Cotterell ... 2100 54 S „ J . Macgregor ... 26 5 o 554 „ Arthur VV . Fawkes ... 55 o o 619 „ Moss Chapman ... 115 10 o 700 „ G . R . Nichols ( see

also 1567 , Middx . ) 57 15 o 754 JI Harry Wilkinson ... 100 iG o 7 § 5 i > Thomas Prior ... 52 10 o 7 3 i „ Charles L . Nelson ... 1074 18 6 S 5 S „ E . W . Carter ... 148 1 o 862 „ William Bradford ... 100 3 6

S 62 „ * T . H . T . Jarvis ... — 89 S „ E . F . Williams ... 45 o o 907 „ Henry C . Jones ... 9 6 1 6 Chapter 907 Comp . W . B . Heagerty ... 109 4 o Lodge 9 69 Bro . W . Smallpeice ... ro 10 o J 044 „ James Strong ... 31 10 o " 59 » Henry O . Yeatman ... 56 14 o

1259 „ George Parrett ... 174 16 6 1260 „ J . R . Reep 154 7 o 1261 „ VV . W . Hayworth ... 40 19 o 1288 „ W . H . Pocklington ... 52 10 o 1319 Mrs . W . S . Penley ... 115 10 o 1348 Bro . Walter A . Harvey ... 21 0 o 366 „ James Terry 1 S 7 15 o ' 3 3 » Alfred H . Bevan ... 100 o o

1426 „ R . Brookman ... 40 8 6 14 S 9 „ Robert John Campbell 31 10 o ¦ 5 ° 7 » J J- F- Saunders ... 105 0 o ' 537 »• 6 . W . Yardley ... 90 o o ' 57 » J- H . A . Marchand ... 70 7 o Chapter 1572 Comp . W . S . Whitaker ... 37 16 o Lodge 15 S 6 Bro . J . A . Stock 3 S 17 o

¦ 59 s » J . I . Galloway ... ji j o ¦ 598 „ W . J . Ironside ... 10 10 o 1602 „ Lieut . J . G . W . James 51 9 o 16 ^ 7 „ G . E . Wilkinson ... no o o 1608 „ T . E . Forster ... go o o 1613 „ SamuelGroner ... 63 o o 1613 „ —Page — 1 G 14 „ C . O . Burgess ... 52 10 o Lodge of Instruction 1 G 22 Bro . Thos . Grummant ... 43 o o Lodge 1641 Bro . Thos . Nettleship ... 47 5 o 1671 „ * VV . R . King — 1671 ,, A . G Darbv 63 o o

1671 „ E . Hill Denney ... 121 o 0 1671 „ * P . G . W . Typke ... — Lodge of Instiuction 1 G 77 Bro . Lambert Perry ... 45 o o Lodge 16 S 5 Bro . R . Stebbings ... 37 18 o 16 S 7 „ T . J . Bolton Go 12 6 1704 „ Edward Durrant ... 18 18 0 170 G „ R . A . Kemp 32 19 G 1707 „ Aithur Bull 25 o o

1716 „ Chas . R . Allen ... 1 S 8 13 o 1719 „ Henry John Davis ... 53 11 0 ¦ 732 i > J . E . Jacobs 50 o o [ 743 » John Stait 52 10 o 1744 „ Fhos . Jtffi ries ... 59 6 0 2549 } " C . J . R . Tijcu ... . 22 G G 181 . S .. A . Benllev 21 o o

181 G „ Walter Gladding ... 33 17 0 182 S „ William E . Bull ... 69 6 0 1 S 39 ,, C . H . Knuth 43 6 0 igoo „ Oscar Philippe 1950 „ T . E . Davies ... 53 1 6 196 4 „ W . CollisClaik ... soi 17 o ¦ 974 . JJ Chas . E . Cassal ( see also 1415 , Middx . )

Stewards' Lists.

Chapter £ r . < J . 2021 Comp . Charles Kempton ... 63 o 0 Lodge 2022 Bro . J . A . Dawes ... 42 o 0 212 7 „ Sir Augustus Hariis 212 S „ R . Davison 22 / 0

2190 „ Chas . L . Carson ... 27 6 o 22 4 1 „ Henry Lovegrove ... 47 5 o 2264 „ W . C . Smith ... 105 o 0 2 395 » G . H . Allen 19 19 0 2454 „ Geo . F . Smith ... 25 o o

245 G „ C . Swinfen Eady ... 34 10 o 24 GG „ Capt . J . N . Stephens 55 13 o 2511 „ John Gordon ... 37 5 G 2512 „ Frank Adams ... 67 4 o 2535 „ VV . H . Bailey ... 105 10 6 256 3 „ C . E . Keyser ( see also 2 , and Beiks and Herts ... 10 10 0 2579 J , I- VV . Drvsdale ... 23 2 o

UNATTACHED . Bro . T . T . Bucknill , Q . C ., M . P . 10 10 o „ T . B . Daniell 11 10 o „ T . Blanco White 10 10 o „ Henry A . Tobias ... 14 14 0 „ Francis Gosnay 10 10 o

„ Edward Terry 510 10 o „ * VV . J . Songhurst — ,, Lieut .-Col . Geo . Lambert S 6 2 0 „ VV . B . Fendick 10 10 o ,, Major C . W . Carrell ... 10 10 o „ John Skinner 42 o o „ Stanley J . Attenhorough 10 10 o

„ William Webber 10 10 o „ Frank R . Kenning ... 10 10 o „ * J . W . Westmorland ... — „ J . H . Milton i ] 2 6 „ Alfred Rusby 17 17 o „ Wilton Brooke 10 10 o „ Thos . Hutchinson ... 10 10 o „ C . W . Chandler 10 10 o „ * Daniel Mayer — „ * W . H . G . Rudderforth ...

—„ n . u . Saunders „ John Lusty 10 10 o „ William Briggs 10 10 o „ J . A . Farnfield 10 10 o „ G . E . Fairchild ) o 10 o „ W . F . Bates 26 5 o „ W . F . Driver 15 15 o „ G . Haysom „ John Campbell-Johnstone 10 10 o

„ Woolmer Williams ... 10 10 o „ * J . B . Josephs — „ John Smith ... ... 10 10 o „ J . Moss u 11 o „ E . W . Nightingale ... n 11 o „ E . Rogeis 10 10 o

LADIES . Miss Alice Moore 13 2 o „ Beatrice M . Christian ... G > 7 o Mrs . Walter Gladding 5 5 o THE PROVINCES .

BERKSHIRE . Lodge 209 Bro . E . C . Broquet ... 50 S o 414 „ W . Bonney GS 4 o 574 „ C . E . Keyser ( see also 2 and 2563 , London and Herts ) ... 147 o o 771 „ E . C . Durrant ... 38 17 6 1770 „ C . Spackman ... 38 10 6

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . 1 S 94 Bro . M . Clapshaw ... 1226 2454 „ A . H . Bevan ( see also 13 S 3 , London ) 34 o o Unattached Bro . James Stephens ... 10 10 o Mrs . James Stephens ... 550

CAMBRIDGESHIRE . Lodge 88 Bro . W . P . Spalding ... So 16 o CHESHIRE . 2 S 7 Bro . James Cookson ... 21 o o Unattached „ Harry Nash 10 10 o CORNWALL . Province Bro . James A . Bell ... 178 10 o DORSETSHIRE .

Province Bro . Major VV . Watts ... 150 o o Lodge 136 7 Bro . S . R . Baskett ... 10 10 o DURHAM . 53 i" ) 1862 5-Brr . F . H . Bennett ... 105 o o 2462 ) 1418 „ C . VV . Anderson ... Unattached Bro . John Robinson ... 52 10 o

ESSEX . Lodge 276 Bro . Geo . W . Pascal ! ... 24 3 o ¦ 343 > i Charles Westwood ... 63 o o " 343 i > James Howell ... 41 o o ¦ 43 7 >• George Hobday ... 10 10 o 1 S 17 „ Staff-Sergt . jarract

Leanev 43 o o 22 55 > i Arthur Wells ... 25 5 o 2318 „ H . J . Deane 20 o o chapter 2501 Comp . Geo . T . Pcall ... 52 10 o Unattached Bro . James Speller ... 15 15 0