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So large was the company that an overflow dinner was provided , the large hall of Freemasons' Tavern not being capable of accommodating all the brethren . A separate dinner was also provided for the ladies , whose comfort was well looked after by the Ladies' Stewards . At the close of the dinner in the large hall grace was sung , after which the toasts were honoured .

Viscount DUNGARVAN * , in proposing the toastof "The Queen , " said her Most Gracious Majesty was the Patron of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and he was perfectly certain that when he only said that , every one of the company felt delighted to find her Majesty had just returned from abroad in the best of health and to find her loyal subjects celebrating another anniversary of her glorious reign . ( Applause . )

The toast was drunk enthusiastically , and was followed by the singing of " God-Save the Queen . " Viscount Di'NGARVAN then said the next toast he had to recommend to the consideration of the company was that of " The Grand Master , His Royal Hig hness the Prince of Wales , the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Members of the Royal Family . " ( Cheers . ) He thought , perhaps ,

on these occasions there were tnose who could fully drink the health of the Prince of Wales , because there was no one who had shown a deeper interest in the Masonic Institutions than the Prince of Wales . But on this occasion of the Festival of the Girls' School , the Prince having kindly consented to preside at its Centenary , the brethren would drink the toast most heartily , as c n that occasion he brought more money to its funds than had ever been

collected for their Institutions , except when last year he presided at the Centenary Festival of a neighbouring Institution , on which occasion every Mason in the kingdom had an opportunity of showing his loyalty not only by drinking his health , but by bringing up that enormous sum of over £ 140 , 000 . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) As Englishmen , they must regret

the absence of H . R . H . the Princess of Wales , who was abroad ; but that was on account of the deep affliction she suffered last year in the death of her mother , the Queen of Denmark , and the brethren knew what a blow it was to her , as they knew what a blow it was to the people of this country . ( Hear , hear . ) This toast having also been drunk ,

Viscount DVNGARVAN again rose . He said the third toast was that of "Karl Amherst , M . W . Pro G . M . ; the Karl of Warwick , R . W . Deputy G . M . ; and the rest of the Grand Oliicers , Present and Past . " He knew it was a great pleasure to drink the health of the Pro Grand Master , and he was more than delighted to do so , because he happened to be a member cf Karl Amherst ' s Province of Kent . Although Earl Amherst was not present ,

he was well represented by the Deputy Grand Master , the fiirl of Warwick . I . ord Warwick had told him that evening that that was the first occasion he had had an opportunity of being present at one of these gatherings since he had been honoured by the Grand Master conferring on him the rank of Deputy Grand Master . Lord Warwick said he was delighted to be there among the brethren . He ( Viscount Dungarvan ) thoroughly appreciated

the toast when he drank it , for one reason—because Lord Warwick told him he was a Somersetshire man , and Somersetshire was his ( Viscount Dungarvan ' s ) province . There were many Grand Officers present who did a great deal for the Masonic Institutions , and he had a great respect for the Grand Officers , because having witnessed the Institutions he was certain they possessed great scholastic usefulness . When first he went to a public school he was very properly put in his place—he was one of the smallest

members of the school . ( Laughter . ) He attended the Masonic Girls ' School on Monday , and Lord Dartrey , who was there too , was so impressed with the Institution that he asked to be allowed to become a Steward , and he was now present at this festival in that capacity . There was also present Lord Euston , another Provincial Grand Master , who , not only by his presence but by his liberal support of all the Masonic Charities , was well known to all the brethren . ( Applause . )

Hro . the Earl of W ARWICK , R . W . D . G . M ., in replying , said on behalf of himself and the rest of the Grand Oliicers he returned most sincere thanks for the very kindly terms in which Viscount Dungarvan had proposed this toast and the very kindly manner in which the brethren had nceived it . He was especially grateful for having been given the opportunity of meetirg the brethren that evening , the first occasion since

he had the honour to occupy the position which his Royal Highness the Grand Master had most graciously conferred upon him , the position of Deputy Grand Master . He hoped the brethren would forgive 1 im alh'ding to the fact , because , as the Chairman had said already , this was ihe first opportunity he ( Lord Warwick ) had had of meeting the brethren , and although for 17 or 18 years he had been intimately connected

with Masonry in his Province of Essex as Grand Master—from his earliest Oxford days he had been a Mason—he thought the duties now impssed upon him would bring him more in contact with the brethren throughout the country , and he hoped to have the power to do his duty and maintain that truly Masonic friendship which was so desirable between all branches of Freemasonry . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) On the present occasion they

saw around the table many of Viscount Dungarvan ' s Grand Oliicers , and this was very rightly one of those occasions when they should muster in very great force , because were we not Masons principally for the purpose of supporting our great Masonic Institutions and Charities ? Although they were met together in friendly intercourse at this banquet , still they knew it was only that they desired pleasant enjoyment after the heavy and severe

labours which they had undergone in collecting what he was sure would be a most satisfactory sum to the right hon . brother Viscount Dungarvan . ( Hear , hear . ) 'I here could be no doubt about one matter ; they knew well enough that education was one of those questions in the country around which all sorts of diverse opinions surrounded and thronged ; but , as Masons , they

desired to give the best education to Masonic children , and the question of money did not come into it at all , if only the best education was given j and so long as that was the case they did not mind what was spent upon it . ( Applause . ) He thanked the brethren for giving him that opportunity of s 'y ing thus much on behalf of himself and the Grand Olficers , and he hoped he and thebrethren mig ht often meet on such occasions . ( Cheers . )

Viscount Dc NOAR VAN next rose , and said he must now claim attention whilst he proposed the toast of the evening . A very great festival was over which claimed special attention ; but in the present year no one of the Institutions had a prior claim over the other . There was nothing in the

pa ; t to make them anxious about the success of these Institutions ; they were perfectly sanguine about the future ; but it was always the present which , he ventured to think , caused most anxiety , because on those occas ons the Secretaries took the immovable status , and never let it be known vhat the result was until the last . ( Laughter . ) When some philanthropic

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Institutions were put to it to carry out the work they had to do they could not always show they had done it . But with pride Freemasons might say that that was not the case with them—( hear , hear ) -the Institutions they supported could show what they did with the moneys subscribed . He could say this himself with regard to the Girls' School , having been down there last Monday . He did not propose to tell the brethren all that was taught by that School , or the prizes or honours that had been gained by the children there , because thev each had a book about it . and thpv ™ . M - „„ J

, for themselves who took an inlerest in it . Most of the children who had entered for examination—nearly sll—had passed ; and there was one matter a pleasing novelty , and which did great credit to the Institution , which was that one pupil had attained the degree of Bachelor of Arts . ( " Hear hear , " and applause . ) When he was at Oxford the question came up whether ladies should be . admitted to take the degree , and he was then

very much adverse to it . He must sincerel y say that since a member of the Royal Masonic Girls' Institution had taken that degree his opinion had entirely changed , and he honestl y hoped the brethren would agree with him that this was not the last of those honours the Institution would get . ( Hear , hear . ) All the brethren had , in his opinion the merit cf the old

saying that liberty is not separable from wit , but he asked from every one who had so generously supported the Instit ution if they had not visited it to go and see it because it would solve the question what it did ; they would find it difficult to answer when they went there whe'her the happy person was the recipient of great liberality or the donor who saw his work . Bro . Hedges then read the folio wing :

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