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The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
We trust our readers will not fail to remember that the day is fast approaching when the second of the great anniversary Festivals of the current year—that of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls—will be celebrated . The event is fixed for Wednesday , the 17 th prox ., and will take place under the auspices of Bro . the Earl of EUSTON , Prov . G . M . of
r-Iorthants and Hunts . Thc duty of presiding on such an occasion is not unfamiliar to his lordship , who has twice acted as Chairman at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; firstly on his own account in 1889 , and secondly as thc representative of the then Lord . Mayor of London , Bro . Sir H . A . ISAACS , who had undertaken to preside , but was
at the last moment prevented by illness from fulfilling his engagement . From the success which attended his lordship ' s advocacy at those two gatherings we are strongly inclined to hope that the celebration on the 17 th prox . will be at least as productive as in the old days before the Centenary of the Institution , when the returns averaged from ^ 11 , 000 to , £ 13 , 000 . We
incline to this view because the Board of Stewards is numerically a strong one ; and though we realise that thc brethren composing it will find thc marvellous success of thc Benevolent Jubilee last year a somewhat serious obstacle to the compilation of big lists , a strong opinion prevails throughout the Craft that it is high time a larger measure of that support
which it so richly deserves was given to the Girls' School . We must remind our readers and the friends of the School generally , that , as we staled in the article we published a few weeks ago on the subject , this Institution since its Centenary in 18 SS , has had a succession of bad harvests . The Festivals of the last four years have only yielded on an average some / 8500 each ,
and the statements of account which have been distributed amongst thc Governors disclose the fact that in 1891 and 1892 the authorities , in order to pay their way , had no choice but either to trench upon their capital , and by so doing reduce their permanent income , or to borrow of their bankers They wisely adopted the latter alternative , and the 1 S 92 accounts show that
a very considerable portion of this overdraw is still unpaid . In saying this we have no desire to frighten anybody into the belief that our Girls' School is on the verge of bankruptcy , or at all likely to find itself in that calamitous position . What we desire to impress on the Craft generall y is the selfevident truth , which is not always borne in mind , that in the case of this , as
of all large institutions which depend principally for support on voluntary contributions , anything like a relaxation of effort in canvassing for subscriptions is out of the question . The friends of all such Charities have no option but to keep on " pegging away " in their efforts to raise the necessary supplies . Latterly the Girls' School expenditure has exceeded its income .
and if we desire to see the balance transferred from the wrong to the right side of the account , this " pegging away " process must be renewed with vigour , and so continued for some years . We trust that evidence of this renewal will be forthcoming at the approaching Festival under Bro . Lord EUSTON ' S chairmanship .
We have said that our Girls' School fully merits the most generous support of the whole English Craft . Every one knows that it is well managed , and that the children are well cared for and receive an excellent education . Thc news , we every now and then publish of the successes achieved b y those pupils who are entered for the different examinations , wnicn
tor many years past have been instituted for middle-class schools , is evidence of this statement . Hence every donor and subscriber may justly s * y the flattering unction to his soul that whatever he contributes towards the su PPort of this School will be both wisely and profitably expended . He way also rest assured of this , that in supporting this School to the best of 5
ability , he is not only helping to place within the reach of the augnters of deceased or indigent brother Masons such an education as will able them to earn an honourable livelihood , but he is likewise fulfilling . , ? V letter the tenour of one of his earliest Masonic obligations—that
" -ying a brother's necessities so far as his own circumstances in life wl / r ' V ™ W < 3 sincerely hope that the appeals of the brethren as ' i ^ v . " *^ ^ Stewards will be productive of such a result next month i = > , „ e tne effect of readjusting the annual income and expenditure in lav 0 l « - of the S chool .
Grand Lodge And Grand Festival.
GRAND LODGE AND GRAND FESTIVAL .
The annual Grand Festival of English Freemasons was held on Wednesday last at Freemasons' Tavern . It was preceded , as usual , by the assembly of United Grand Lodge for the installation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the investiture of his Grand Officers . Both Grand Lodge and Grand Festival were very numerously attended , some 660 brethren assembling at the former , and some 400 at the latter . Both were presided over by the Deputy Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe .
After Grand Lodge had been formally opened , and the minutes of the last Quarterly Communication so far as they related to the M . W . G . M . and Grand Treasurer had been read by Bro . Letchworth , G . Sec , and confirmed , The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE said . * Brethren , I am commanded by the M . W . G . M . to assure you that at this the commencement of his 19 th year of office his interest in Masonry is by no means diminished , and he
regrets much that he is unable to attend this Grand Lodge to-night . But you are all fully aware how many his engagements are and how impossible it is for him to fulfil them all . He desires me , however , to say that , lie hopes to meet many of the brethren during this summer when he proposes to be present at the opening of a new lodge . ( Cheers ) , Sir ALBERT WOODS ( Garter ) , G . D . C . ( all the brethren standing ) , proclaimed his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales duly re-installed M . W . G . M .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE : Brethren , —I am further commanded by His Royal Highness to inform you that hc has been pleased to re-appoint as Pro Grand Master the M . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom . ( Applause . ) Sir ALBERT WOODS then proclaimed the Earl of Lathom re-installed M . W . Pro Grand Master .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE . * Brethren , —I think I should have stated previously that Lord Lathom would have been here to-night , but he is obliged to attend the funeral of a statesman , and a relation of his , whose death has caused considerable regret , the Earl of Derby . And now , brethren , I have to inform you that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has desired that I shall for another year fulfil the duties of Deputy Grand Master . ( Applause . ) Sir ALBERT WOODS having proclaimed thc Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Deputy Grand Master , his lordship was saluted accordingly .
The following brethren were then . appointed Grand Ollicers for the year , and , with the exception of three , who were unavoidably absent , were invested :
Bro . Right Hon . the Ear ! of Yarborough ... S . G . W . „ A . Akers Douglas , M . P . ... ... J . G . W . „ Rev . F . W . Macdonald ... ... } r r . „ Rev . Canon Bullock ... ... ... j ° - " P -
„ S . Cochrane ( elected ) ... ... ... G . Treas . „ F . A . Philbrick , Q . C . ... ... ... G . Reg . „ T . Fenn ... ... ... ... Pres . B . G . P . „ R . D . M . Littler , C . B ., Q . C . ... ... Dep . G . Reg . ,, E . Letchworth ... ... ... G . Sec . „ W . E . Brymer , M . P . ... ... ... •) „ L . G . Gordon Robbins ... ... ... SS . G . D . 's . ,, R , V . Vassar-Smith ... ... ... J „ Clement Godson , M . D . ... ... ") „ Philip H . Waterlow ... ... ... SJ . G . D . ' s . „ J . VV . Maclure , M . P . ... ... ... ) „ J . Edmeston ... ... ... G . S . of W . „ Sir A . W . Woods , K . C . M . G ., C . B . Garter ... G . D . C . „ S . G . Kirchhoffer ... ... ... D . G . D . C . „ Major G . C . Davie ... ... ... " ) „ Hugh Mackintosh , M . D . ... ... {• Asst . G . D . of C . ' s . „ J . Lloyd Griffith ... ... ... j „ William H . Marsden ... ... ... G . S . B . „ Horatio Ward ... ... ... Deputy G . S . B . „ A . C . Spaull ... ... ... 7 n c . , ., „ Robert Willoughby ... ... j G . Std . Brs . „ William de M . Sergison ... ... G . Org . „ A . A . Pendlebury ... ... ... A . G . Sec . „ Thomas Minstrell ... ... ... G . Purst . „ Charles J . R . Tijou ... ... ... A . G . Purst . The usual salutes were given .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE then announced the appointment of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Hertford , of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , as its representative in Grand Lodge of England . Bro . E . LETCHWORTH read the following list of brethren nominated as Grand Stewards for the year , and approved by thc Prince of Wales : Bros .
Joseph Rock , 1 , * John C . Ames , 2 ; Albert John Venn , M . D ., 4 ; Henry Chester Master , 5 ; Charles Compton Seton , 6 ; A . W . Mellersh , 8 ; Ernest Clune , 14 ; C . S . Eddy , LL . D ., 21 ; C . E . Collins , 23 ; F . T . H . Hastings , 26 ; Nelson Reed , 29 ; W . S . Hall , 46 ; T . R . Miller , 58 ; Captain T . C . Walls , 60 , * E . S . Lardner , 91 ; Horace Cheston , 99 ; H . L . Wynne , 197 ; and J . H . Renton , 259 .
This concluded the business of Grand Lodge , which was thereupon closed in due lorm . The banquet , which was most liberally provided by thc outgoing Grand
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The Approaching Festival Of The Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
THE APPROACHING FESTIVAL OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
We trust our readers will not fail to remember that the day is fast approaching when the second of the great anniversary Festivals of the current year—that of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls—will be celebrated . The event is fixed for Wednesday , the 17 th prox ., and will take place under the auspices of Bro . the Earl of EUSTON , Prov . G . M . of
r-Iorthants and Hunts . Thc duty of presiding on such an occasion is not unfamiliar to his lordship , who has twice acted as Chairman at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ; firstly on his own account in 1889 , and secondly as thc representative of the then Lord . Mayor of London , Bro . Sir H . A . ISAACS , who had undertaken to preside , but was
at the last moment prevented by illness from fulfilling his engagement . From the success which attended his lordship ' s advocacy at those two gatherings we are strongly inclined to hope that the celebration on the 17 th prox . will be at least as productive as in the old days before the Centenary of the Institution , when the returns averaged from ^ 11 , 000 to , £ 13 , 000 . We
incline to this view because the Board of Stewards is numerically a strong one ; and though we realise that thc brethren composing it will find thc marvellous success of thc Benevolent Jubilee last year a somewhat serious obstacle to the compilation of big lists , a strong opinion prevails throughout the Craft that it is high time a larger measure of that support
which it so richly deserves was given to the Girls' School . We must remind our readers and the friends of the School generally , that , as we staled in the article we published a few weeks ago on the subject , this Institution since its Centenary in 18 SS , has had a succession of bad harvests . The Festivals of the last four years have only yielded on an average some / 8500 each ,
and the statements of account which have been distributed amongst thc Governors disclose the fact that in 1891 and 1892 the authorities , in order to pay their way , had no choice but either to trench upon their capital , and by so doing reduce their permanent income , or to borrow of their bankers They wisely adopted the latter alternative , and the 1 S 92 accounts show that
a very considerable portion of this overdraw is still unpaid . In saying this we have no desire to frighten anybody into the belief that our Girls' School is on the verge of bankruptcy , or at all likely to find itself in that calamitous position . What we desire to impress on the Craft generall y is the selfevident truth , which is not always borne in mind , that in the case of this , as
of all large institutions which depend principally for support on voluntary contributions , anything like a relaxation of effort in canvassing for subscriptions is out of the question . The friends of all such Charities have no option but to keep on " pegging away " in their efforts to raise the necessary supplies . Latterly the Girls' School expenditure has exceeded its income .
and if we desire to see the balance transferred from the wrong to the right side of the account , this " pegging away " process must be renewed with vigour , and so continued for some years . We trust that evidence of this renewal will be forthcoming at the approaching Festival under Bro . Lord EUSTON ' S chairmanship .
We have said that our Girls' School fully merits the most generous support of the whole English Craft . Every one knows that it is well managed , and that the children are well cared for and receive an excellent education . Thc news , we every now and then publish of the successes achieved b y those pupils who are entered for the different examinations , wnicn
tor many years past have been instituted for middle-class schools , is evidence of this statement . Hence every donor and subscriber may justly s * y the flattering unction to his soul that whatever he contributes towards the su PPort of this School will be both wisely and profitably expended . He way also rest assured of this , that in supporting this School to the best of 5
ability , he is not only helping to place within the reach of the augnters of deceased or indigent brother Masons such an education as will able them to earn an honourable livelihood , but he is likewise fulfilling . , ? V letter the tenour of one of his earliest Masonic obligations—that
" -ying a brother's necessities so far as his own circumstances in life wl / r ' V ™ W < 3 sincerely hope that the appeals of the brethren as ' i ^ v . " *^ ^ Stewards will be productive of such a result next month i = > , „ e tne effect of readjusting the annual income and expenditure in lav 0 l « - of the S chool .
Grand Lodge And Grand Festival.
GRAND LODGE AND GRAND FESTIVAL .
The annual Grand Festival of English Freemasons was held on Wednesday last at Freemasons' Tavern . It was preceded , as usual , by the assembly of United Grand Lodge for the installation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the investiture of his Grand Officers . Both Grand Lodge and Grand Festival were very numerously attended , some 660 brethren assembling at the former , and some 400 at the latter . Both were presided over by the Deputy Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe .
After Grand Lodge had been formally opened , and the minutes of the last Quarterly Communication so far as they related to the M . W . G . M . and Grand Treasurer had been read by Bro . Letchworth , G . Sec , and confirmed , The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE said . * Brethren , I am commanded by the M . W . G . M . to assure you that at this the commencement of his 19 th year of office his interest in Masonry is by no means diminished , and he
regrets much that he is unable to attend this Grand Lodge to-night . But you are all fully aware how many his engagements are and how impossible it is for him to fulfil them all . He desires me , however , to say that , lie hopes to meet many of the brethren during this summer when he proposes to be present at the opening of a new lodge . ( Cheers ) , Sir ALBERT WOODS ( Garter ) , G . D . C . ( all the brethren standing ) , proclaimed his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales duly re-installed M . W . G . M .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE : Brethren , —I am further commanded by His Royal Highness to inform you that hc has been pleased to re-appoint as Pro Grand Master the M . W . Bro . the Earl of Lathom . ( Applause . ) Sir ALBERT WOODS then proclaimed the Earl of Lathom re-installed M . W . Pro Grand Master .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE . * Brethren , —I think I should have stated previously that Lord Lathom would have been here to-night , but he is obliged to attend the funeral of a statesman , and a relation of his , whose death has caused considerable regret , the Earl of Derby . And now , brethren , I have to inform you that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has desired that I shall for another year fulfil the duties of Deputy Grand Master . ( Applause . ) Sir ALBERT WOODS having proclaimed thc Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Deputy Grand Master , his lordship was saluted accordingly .
The following brethren were then . appointed Grand Ollicers for the year , and , with the exception of three , who were unavoidably absent , were invested :
Bro . Right Hon . the Ear ! of Yarborough ... S . G . W . „ A . Akers Douglas , M . P . ... ... J . G . W . „ Rev . F . W . Macdonald ... ... } r r . „ Rev . Canon Bullock ... ... ... j ° - " P -
„ S . Cochrane ( elected ) ... ... ... G . Treas . „ F . A . Philbrick , Q . C . ... ... ... G . Reg . „ T . Fenn ... ... ... ... Pres . B . G . P . „ R . D . M . Littler , C . B ., Q . C . ... ... Dep . G . Reg . ,, E . Letchworth ... ... ... G . Sec . „ W . E . Brymer , M . P . ... ... ... •) „ L . G . Gordon Robbins ... ... ... SS . G . D . 's . ,, R , V . Vassar-Smith ... ... ... J „ Clement Godson , M . D . ... ... ") „ Philip H . Waterlow ... ... ... SJ . G . D . ' s . „ J . VV . Maclure , M . P . ... ... ... ) „ J . Edmeston ... ... ... G . S . of W . „ Sir A . W . Woods , K . C . M . G ., C . B . Garter ... G . D . C . „ S . G . Kirchhoffer ... ... ... D . G . D . C . „ Major G . C . Davie ... ... ... " ) „ Hugh Mackintosh , M . D . ... ... {• Asst . G . D . of C . ' s . „ J . Lloyd Griffith ... ... ... j „ William H . Marsden ... ... ... G . S . B . „ Horatio Ward ... ... ... Deputy G . S . B . „ A . C . Spaull ... ... ... 7 n c . , ., „ Robert Willoughby ... ... j G . Std . Brs . „ William de M . Sergison ... ... G . Org . „ A . A . Pendlebury ... ... ... A . G . Sec . „ Thomas Minstrell ... ... ... G . Purst . „ Charles J . R . Tijou ... ... ... A . G . Purst . The usual salutes were given .
The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE then announced the appointment of the Most Hon . the Marquis of Hertford , of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , as its representative in Grand Lodge of England . Bro . E . LETCHWORTH read the following list of brethren nominated as Grand Stewards for the year , and approved by thc Prince of Wales : Bros .
Joseph Rock , 1 , * John C . Ames , 2 ; Albert John Venn , M . D ., 4 ; Henry Chester Master , 5 ; Charles Compton Seton , 6 ; A . W . Mellersh , 8 ; Ernest Clune , 14 ; C . S . Eddy , LL . D ., 21 ; C . E . Collins , 23 ; F . T . H . Hastings , 26 ; Nelson Reed , 29 ; W . S . Hall , 46 ; T . R . Miller , 58 ; Captain T . C . Walls , 60 , * E . S . Lardner , 91 ; Horace Cheston , 99 ; H . L . Wynne , 197 ; and J . H . Renton , 259 .
This concluded the business of Grand Lodge , which was thereupon closed in due lorm . The banquet , which was most liberally provided by thc outgoing Grand