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occasion he had the privilege of proposing it , and if he had any grudge again > t Bro . Eve , who was going to reply , take the opportunity of saying everything and of leaving him nothing- to reply . The Chairman was usually furnished with certain details by the Secretary , which he brought under the notice of the meeting . The Secretary , however , had not furnished him with any details , knowing he was as well up in them as himself . He was only

anxious to piopose the toast in general terms . It was a great privilege to see so many present who were thorough supporters of the Institution , and had been so for many years . Last year they collected an enormous amount of money , but still they had to look to each festival for the necessary fund for carrying on the Institution . The School was founded in 1798 on very small lines , but gradually grew until 1852 , when it became necessary to

havt an enlarged school on a d . fferent site , and it was then established at Wood Green . New buildings had been added there , and stones had been laid by different people , but they could not now take in any more boys , and the Board of Management had decided to move elsewhere , and build a school on an enlarged design . Wood Green had given great satisfaction , and they would be sorry to move , for the School had done well there . The

scholarship of the boys was excellent , and they were indebted to the Head Master , Bro . Hebb , and his staff for the success gained . They let the boys go too soon , and it was therefore difficult to gain great success . They were trying the experiment of keeping a certain number for another year—until they were 16—and he thought that would be successful . They had on their books no less than 2 S 9 boys , and they had no room for anything like the

number . Ihey could stow away 270 , but they were obliged to have a certain number educated outside . Before long he hoped the stone of the new building would be laid , when they hoped to get their friends to go down and see the inauguration of what would be one of the finest schools ever established . Through the ' . liberality of the Craft they were able to go in for a school which would possess every requirement that any

public school could possibly wish to have . The foundations were being got out , and he sincerely hoped that in two years they would have one of the noblest educational establishments not only in this kingdom , but in the whole world . It was the custom in their Institutions to depend almost entirely on the result of the year ' s festival for the funds for the ordinary work . Last year they raised something over ^ 140 , 000 , which was a

magnificent result , and shows what Freemasons could do when put to it . They wished each year ' s collection to be sufficient to carry on the business of the year . They could not however expect to do it on this occasion . They were fortunate in having the three great Masonic Institutions working on different lines , but in perfect harmony , and all had to be supported . He regarded it as marvellous that following the £ 140 , 000 for the Boys ' Centenary , was / IQ . OOO for the Benevolent Institution , and £ 21 , 000 for the

Girl ' s School , the two latter festivals coming when the Craft was supposed to be denuded of all its superfluous money . He hoped that those who were present had done their utmost for the Institution this year . Whatever the result was he knew they would drink the toast with the same fervour . He would couple with it the name of Bro . Eve , who looked into every detail of the Board of Management which had done excellent service on behalf of the Institution .

Bro . R . EVE , P . G . Treas ., said he felt it a great honour to respond . He felt deep responsibility as Chairman of the Board of Management , of which he was the mouthp iece . He had little to say after the exhaustive speech in which their Chairman had referred to the Institution . The Institution had

lasted for jears , and had recently extended most extraordinarily . They were delighted with the result of last year ' s Festival , and their present Chairman was a plucky brother to take the chair after that overwhelming result . He asked them to join in thanking the Chairman for taking the chair that day . The Institution required their assistance as much now as ever it did . The Board of Management were constrained to go elsewhere

to g ve more accommodation to the children . They were bound to do it , and were pleased to find that the Craft had placed them bsyond doubt in carrying out that work . The Order was increasing , and the large bulk of Masonry was double and treble what it was when he joined 44 years ago , but they had to provide for a larger number who were in distress through adverse circumstances . They did not join the Institution for what they could get out of it , but to make it stronger and better . Their principles

were well understood , and they were a most cosmopolitan body . Amongst those present was a nobleman from Afghanistan , who had taken first in honours at Cambridge in English law , and he would convey to his own country the bene fit he had derived here . Their Af ghan friend was taken into a Masonic lodge room , and therefore thought he was a Mason , but to show his sympathy with their Institution he had placed five guineas on his ( Bro . Eve ' s ) list . He thanked the Chairman for so kindl y proposing success to the Institution .

The SECRETARY of the Institution announced letters of regret from the Pro G . Master , Earl Amherst ; Bro . W . W . B . Beach ; the Earl of Euston ; the Grand Registrar , Grand Secretary , and many others . He then announced the following

STEWARDS' LISTS

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . 1 Bro . Cecil Holden White 21 00 2 „ J . T . Firbank , M . P . 47 5 o 5 „ L . M . Cantlon ... 31 10 0 0 „ R . C . W . Currie ... 21 o o 8 ,, W . F . VVarne ... 23 2 o

14 „ E . A . Walker ... 10 10 0 18 „ J . Gunton 36 i . s 0 21 „ Sydney Willis ... 3 S 16 o

23 „ E . Chace-Case ... 25 4 o 2 G „ Col . Trafford Rawson 1212 o 28 „ C . 13 . C . Hancock ... 101 17 0 29 „ C . W . Stevens ... 21 o o 33 „ E . R . Garnett ... <> j 4 o 34 „ S . B . Combes ... 57 15 o

45 .. W . Briggs ... ) 45 „ W . G . Mills \ 52 10 0 45 » John Bnggs ... ) 91 „ E . B . Haselden ... 27 0 o 1 G 5 „ Godfrey Sykes ... 25 14 6 172 „ -- Burr ' 73 i ) Cltmcnt 13 . Broad ... 85 11 0

176 „ Richard Uavies ... 9 G 12 o 1 S 0 „ F . T . Thomas ... 37 5 61 197 » Vcn . Arch . Sinclair ... 49 7 o 22 7 „ W . J . Songhurst ... 10 10 o 2 5 'J 11 S . II . Hargrove ... 10 10 o G 57 ,, M . W . Mossop ... 33 12 0

Lodge £ s . d . 753 Bro . J . J . Thomas ... S 5 o 0 S 34 .. H . W . Dyne S 71 ,, R . T . Stringer ... 31 10 o 1227 „ C . W . Cooper ... 20 o o j 122 7 „ R . Everett 31 10 o I 126 J „ John Burlow , J . P .... 12 G o o

127 S „ James J . Hall ... 10 10 o 1352 ,, C . H . Cooper ... 15 15 o 1353 ,. J . Temple Scriven ... 94 10 o

1 . 597 >• James M . Waller ... 44 2 o ; 1471 „ C . Isler 75 o o 1523 „ Rev . H . R . Cooper-1 Smith 42 0 o 1539 „ Samuel Case ... 21 o H [ 15 ^ 3 * H . J . Homer

—! 15 G 3 ,, T . Halbert Beach ... 10 10 o I 1602 ,, Edward Drew ... 157 15 o j 1624 ,, George Lane ... 10 10 o I 1627 „ Francis Walker ... 42 o o I 1658 ,, William Croxson ... 03 15 G 1 G 73 „ Gerard R . Newman ... 57 15 o j 1 OS 7 „ Walter Adams

I 1704 Collected List ... ... n n 0 19 G 3 Bro . R . C . Davis 1 O 0 10 0 202 9 „ T . Proctor Baptie , D . L . ... ... 21 0 o 2094 „ Col . C . M . Molony , C , B , , , , ... 21 o o

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Lodge _ £ s . d . 3127 Bro . * F . Trehawke Davies — 2182 „ B . Bramble 105 0 0 2190 „ Eugene Barrett ... 10 10 0 2266 „ R . C . Davies ( see also L . No . 19 G 3 .. 10 10 o 2347 ,, Cbl . and Sheriff

Probyn 30 0 0 2399 I , lames Wheatley ... 20 ¦¦ o 245 O ,, E . Beaumont ... 32 0 0 24 0 'i „ G . S . Recknell ... 107 2 o 24 SS „ L . W . Harris 2509 „ W . Baddeley ... 28 7 o 2 5 „ J . Gordon 71 S 0 252 S „ T . H . Openshaw ... 2100

255 * 5 , 1 Arnold W . Izard ... 27 6 o 2675 ,, George E . Gratton ... So iS o 2693 „ H . Parkinson . ; . 1717 o 2700 „ E . Roehrich no 15 6 2722 „ Lton Lefeuvre ... 74 11 o 2729 ,. Horace B . Marshall 31 10 o

273 O „ Lt .-Col . G . J . Parkyn 23 2 o 2754 „ Henry Carman ... 4 S 0 o Chapter 5 Comp . Aubone S . Read ... iS iS o 58 „ John Smithers ... 72 9 0 73 ,, Walter Adams ... 3 O 4 6

COMMITTEE DINNER CLUB . Bro . John Glass O 3 0 0

LOGIC CLUB . „ J . J . Thomas ( see also L . No . 753 ) ... 123 S 6 GAVEL CLUB . „ Albert Leighton ... 32 11 o

UNATTACHED . Bro . Frank Adams 10 10 o „ Maj . Eustace Anderson ... 2 G 5 o „ S . J . Attenborough ... 10 10 0 „ * W . H . Bailey — ,, * John Ba-ber 440 „ J . Bergmann 10 10 0 * Arthur Betts

.. „ Alfred H . Bevan „ G . N . Blades 10 10 o „ T . V . Bowater 11 11 o „ H . T . Brick . veil ,, T . A . Bullock 10 10 o „ Maj . C . W . Carrell ... 10 10 o „ * Arthur Dutton

—„ W . S . Emden 10 10 o „ John A . Farnfield ... 10 10 o „ W . G . Fenn 2100 „ H . T . Gordon „ * J . Fielder Had en ... — „ James Harrington ... 10 10 o

„ * Albert Henning ( see also Surrey ) — „ "Joseph Henschel — ,, Charles Hines 10 10 o „ W . E . Home 10 10 o „ J . Campbell Johnstone ... „ * J . Yadley-Johnstone ... — ,, W . H . Kempster , M . D .... 10 10 o

„ Imre Kiralfy 22 1 0 „ F . W . Leeks „ J . Morrisan McLeod ( see also Malta ) ... O 3 o o „ W . J . Mason 20 5 . o „ Daniel Mayer 10 10 o „ J . W . Morrell 10 10 o

„ * J . R . Pakeman — „ * Oscar Pnilippj — „ Rowlmd Plumbe 10 10 0 „ William Short 10 10 o , , W . Shurmur 10 10 o „ W . O . Smith 10 10 o „ James Speller ,, * james Stephens — ,, W . M . Stiles 10 10 o

„ Frederick Jas . Thayer ... 10 10 o „ A . J . Thomas 73 10 o „ E . J . Trustram 10 10 o ,, John Welford 10 10 o „ James Willing , jun . ... 10 10 o „ * f . S . Woodcock

—LADIES . Miss HVinifred Allison ... — Mrs . J . Leach Barrett 5 5 ° „ T . H . Beach 5 5 ° „ * C . H . Cooper — ,, * Croxson — Miss Edith Duck 31 10 0 Mrs . J . Gordon 5 5 0

„ Harrington = ; 5 o „ Charles E . Keyser ... 12 j o o „ J . M . McLeod 126 o o „ W . J . Mason 10 10 o Miss May Parkyn 5 0 o

„ Short 5 5 0 „ Nellie Smith 5 5 0 Mrs . Speller „ James Stephens „ J . W . Woodall 5 5 0

THE PROVINCES . BERKSHIRE . The Province and Lodge 414 Bro . Charles E . Keyser ( THE CH . MK . MAN ) 105 0 0 Lodge 414 „ Herbert \ V . Dunlop 54 1 6 574 „ Charles E . Keyser ... 10 , 5 o o 574 JJ Walter Geo . Crombie 29 o o

771 „ Alexander C . Layton 12 12 0 noi „ E . J . Lewis 55 0 0 1 SS 7 „ W . G . Curtis ... 15 15 0 2 O 71 „ J . J . Simcox ... 13 13 o 2 O 71 „ A . A . Hardy ( see also Middlesex ) ... 40 o 0 27 G 0 „ Charles E . Keyser ... 52 10 o 27 O 0 ,, Edward Margrett ... iS 18 o 27 G 0 „ J . S . Cambridge ... 14 14 o

Chapter £ s . d , 414 Comp . William Bonny ... 21 0 0 LADIES . Unattached Mrs . Charles E . Keyser 10 10 0 „ Rowland Sporting 550

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . Lodge 591 Bro . Edward John Wick 21 o o 1501 „ Charles H . Elsam ... 10 10 o 1501 „ 0 . H . Thorne ... 10 10 o 17 S 7 ,, Arthur A . Walford ... 10 10 0 17 S 7 „ C . A . Bennett ... 10 10 0 2430 ,, Thomas Jones ... 15 15 o 2492 „ F . J . Hubbard ... 50 o 0

CAMBRIDGESHIRE . Lodge S 59 Bro . W . J . Armitage ... 10 10 0 Unattached Bro . Major O . Papworth 36 IC Q

CHESHIRE . Unattached Bro . the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P 10 10 0 „ F . K . Stevenson ... 10 10 o ,, James A . Cookson ... 10 10 o

CORNWALL . Province Bro . P . Colville Smith ... 26 5 0 Lodge 331 Bro . W . S . Parkyn ... 10 10 a Unattached Bro . Sholto H . Hare ... 10 10 0

DERBYSHIRE . Lodge 353 Bro . W . Bennett no o 0 353 „ * J . T . B . Collyer ... - 50 O „ William Bentley ... 2 G 5 o 2224 „ John B . Maskell ... G 3 0 0 25 S 3 „ Stuart C . Wardtll ... 15 4 o Rose-Croix Chapter G 3 Bro . Fred E . Leech ... 30 15 o

DEVONSHIRE . Unattached Bro . * F . B . Westlake ... — „ J . R . Wilson ... 22 1 0 DORSETSHIRE . Lodge 137 Bro . J . H . Whadcoat , J . P .

DURHAM . The Province 52 10 0

ESSEX . Lodge 453 Bro . George Corbie ... 21 o 0 102 4 „ * Ernest Brown ... — 7 i 4 > i Percy E . Beard ... G 3 o 0 2077 „ Alfred Slatter ... 32 10 0 2 75 ° i > James Graham ... 115 10 0 Unattached Bro . A . G . Hayman ... 10 10 0

GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Unattached Bro . R . V . Vassar-Smith 26 5 0 GUERNSEY AND ALDERNEY . Lodge 84 Bro . T . Lightfoot Walton 27 o 0

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT . Lodge 394 Bro . Fred Fairweather ... 26 15 G 1331 » Sergt . John Richard Boxall 27 1 G Unattached Bro . Richard Eve ... 73 10 0 „ Maj . J . E . LeFeuvre 10 10 0 „ J . W ' . Gieve ... 36 15 0

HERTFORDSHIRE . Province Bro . Charles E . Keyser ( the CHAIRMAN ) 52 10 u Lodge

403 Bro . A . H . Boucher , M . D . 5210 0 404 „ Charles E . Keyser ... 170 2 0 409 „ G . A . Seaward ... 33 12 0 SG 9 „ Frederick Rees ... 37 iG 0 ' 337 „ W . Metcalfe ... 21 0 0 1479 » M . T . Hodding ( see

also Ch . No . 1479 43 10 0 ¦ 9 S 4 » James Rogers _ ... 34 13 " 19 S 4 „ Samuel Goodchild ... 30 19 6 2054 „ W . D . Watford ... 57 15 <> 20 S 6 „ R . Hughes 63 0 0 2 ' 3 (> » John S . Brunskill ... 39 iS u

22 iS „ W . I . J . James ... 27 G 0 2323 ¦> C . h . Birch 50 o 0 2 37 2 „ James Terry ... 10 10 0 251 S „ Charles E . Keyser ... 22 G 16 0

2732 William E . Catesby 21 0 0 Chapter 403 Comp . Charles E . Keyser 63 0 <> 1479 » , M . T . Hodding ( see also L . No . 1479 ) Unattached

Bro . Geo . E . Lake ... 10 10 0 „ J . P . Taylor ... 2 S 17 <> „ * f ) r . W . P . Warren ... - Mrs . » M . T . Hodding ...

—KENT . Lodge 199 Bro . \ V . H . East 63 0 0 146 4 „ F . Mitchell 30 ' 5 " 2041 „ A . A . Frigout ... 21 0 0 2200 „ William Rule ... 105 0 0 Unattached

Bro . H . Work Dodd ... 10 10 ° „ J . W . Elvin 36 15 ° Lewis J . R . Elvin 10 10 0