Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Institution on Saturday last . ( Cheers . ) I wish , at the conclusion of my task , to say that what I have said I have said as a matter of duty . I thank all those who are here for the support—I think I may say the mere absolute fact of their present support—I do not think you would have been here to celebrate our ooth Anniversary if you thought all that had been said against us were true . ( Cheers . ) The Centenary Festival of the Girls' School has had an adverse effect upon us . That Centenary is the greatest event of

this year . We all congratulate that Institution upon the magnificent—aye , the triumphal—success achieved ; but we knew full well that we must suffer , - ¦ nrl the nfKtnnncmmt of the date of that Festival for a month was a great

advantage to them but a terrible detriment to our Institution , as I can prove to you when I read the results of the exertions of our good friends who have offered themselves as Stewards of this Festival ; but as I come here ior momeiu i win

as the representative ot the institution surtering a , .. « allow the " present " clouds and darkness" to overshadow anything in the future , but will believe that a large amount of " silver lining " will at no distant date cheer us in our onward course , and hope that we may continue

the management of the Boys School in its present state ^ of efficiency . ( Cheers ) . Bro . BINCKES then read the lists of subscriptions . Bro . the Rev . W ILLIAM W HITTLEY , P . G . D ., proposed " The Ladies , " and the toast was responded to by Bro . FREDERICK MEAD , P . G . S . B ., and the

dinner , of which Bro . James Hayho was toastmaster , came to an end . The brethren and ladies then adjourned to the Temple , where a charming concert was given under the direction of Bro . Franklin Clive , in which the following artistes took part : Miss Margaret Hoare , Miss Edith Bloomfield , Miss Ethel Winn , Miss Eleanor Rees , and Madame Florence Winn , Bros . Arthur Thompson , Herbert Schartau , G .

T . Miles , and Turle Lee . The Stewards' Badge , of which we give an illustration , has the Chairman ' s arms in centre , with circle round bearing his motto ; encircled with a garter bearing the name of Institution and date of Festival suspended from a blue and white ribbon , being the colours of the Chairman ' s arms .

The Jewel , which is silver-gilt , hallmarked and enamelled , was manufactured b y Bro . George Kenning , London .

Stewards' Lists.

STEWARDS' LISTS .

LONDON . Lodge £ s . d . 1 Bro . C . Belton 52 10 o 2 „ Capt . F . J . Tagart 54 12 0 4 „ F . Trotman Bennett 21 00 5 „ Maurice Wyatt ... 45 3 ° 6 „ Frank A . Edwards ... 21 o 0 8 „ Arthur Pullman ... 10 10 o 9 „ L . W . Harvey ... 46 19 6 11 „ W . F . B . McQueen ... 89 5 o 14 „ William Regester ... 14 14 o 21 „ W . T . Evans ... 27 6 o 23 „ Charles Martin ... 34 2 6 Chapter 2 s Comp . W . H . Baker ... 210 o o

Lodge 26 Bro . A . E . Cumberbatch 21 19 o 28 „ J . Ambrose Farlow ... 30 19 6 29 „ Henry Langridge ... 15 15 o 33 „ Arthur H . Bateman ... 21 o o 34 „ John Lea 17 17 ° Chapter 58 Comp . Wm . Smlthett ... 5 ' 9 ° Lodge 60 Bro . Albert J . Altman ... 15 15 o 72 „ Charles R . Williams 73 10 o 91 „ T . G . Nicholson ... 40 o o 134 » Wm . Joseph Duck ... 26 5 0 162 „ A . C . De Chapeau- in

rouge 54 u ' 77 » H . J Cnapman ... in 9 o 172 „ Thomas Whaley ... 57 5 ° 179 „ Walter Hopekirk ... 101 6 6 194 „ Wm . J . Russell ... 6512 6 197 „ R- F"S Grantham ... 18 18 o 205 „ Joseph Lichtenfeld ... 37 5 6 222 „ F . Mead 10 10 o 259 „ E . T . G . Darell ... 45 3 ° 534 „ S . Nowakowski ... 21 o o 554 » J ° hn L . Anderson ... 107 2 o 700 „ Edwin B . Hobson ... 90 6 o 742 „ William Land ... 116 11 o 749 „ G . S . Elliott 5 5 ° 813 „ Alfred John Potter ... 10 10 o 822 „ Henry G . Heather ... 31 10 o 834 „ J . Sims 43 16 6 857 ,, w . John Lavington 30 o o 861 „ Henry Salter ... 78 15 °

871 „ John Lea ( see 34 ) ... 902 „ Charles Castell ... 30 9 o 917 „ A . D . T . Hamilton ... 33 12 o 975 „ Edward Ayling ... 42 0 o 1185 „ J . C . Osterstock ... 26 5 o 1196 „ R . H . Blatchford ... 10 10 o 1319 ,, W . S . Penley ... 21 00 1339 „ H . E . Frances ... 90 o o 1365 „ Charles J . Bennett ... 65 12 6 1366 „ Francis Ashton ... 23 2 o 1382 „ Geo . Thos . Limn ... 48 6 o 1383 „ W . deM . Sergison ... 9 6 o 0 1426 „ Nathan B . Headon ... 31 10 o 1505 „ T . H . Fox 43 11 o 1591 „ Edward T . G . Darell ( see 259 ) 1613 „ Thos . C . Berg ... 105 0 0

Lodge £ s . d . 1623 Bro . H . J . Lardner ... 107 2 o ' 627 „ John B . Stevens ,,, 75 12 0 1672 ,, G . P . Minett ... 330 1672 „ VV . de B . Seagrave ... 10 10 o 1681 „ Joseph Rayner ... 31 4 6 " 694 „ John H . Usmar ... 30 9 0 1706 „ W . S . Hoyte ... 43 1 o 1716 ,, C . W . Raymond ... 42 0 o 1 744 „ W . A . Scurrah ... 40 o o 1 745 » H . J . Lardner ( see 1623 ) 1772 „ T . McPherson ... 3 6 15 o 1791 „ R . H . Rogers „ , 116 11 o 1839 „ F . Keyzar

Chapter 1839 Comp . M . Mendelssohn ,.. 5210 o Lodge 1900 Bro . Oscar Philippe ... 10 10 o 1 9 „ J . L . Mather ... 52 10 o 1950 „ VV . J . Duck ( see 134 ) 1986 „ W . Hopekirk ( see „ ,, ' 79 ) 20 3 0 „ Thos . Bull 59 17 0 2033 „ Dr . H . VV . Kiallmark 20 8 6 2108 „ L . Browne , F . R . C . S . 42 o 0 2128 „ Wm . Masters ... 10 10 o 21 9 1 „ Major J . Lambert ... 52 10 o 2202 „ J . K . R . Cama ... 21 o o

COMMITTEE DINNER CLUB . Bro . W . Raynham Stewart ... 105 o 0 UNATTACHED . Bro . Asher Barfield 10 10 o „ William Belchamber ... 15 15 0 ,, Robert Berridge 10 10 o „ Robert William Bilby ... „ Frederick Binckes ... 42 0 o „ Henry Cox 10 10 o „ F . D . Dew „ J . A . Farnfield 3615 o „ George Gardner 26 5 o „ Robert Grey , 10 10 o „ F . R . W . Hedges ... 10 10 o „ John Hooke 10 10 o u \\ l o .. _ i . nuni

,, w . vv . 10 IU 0 „ W . H . Kempster , M . D . 10 10 0 „ George Henry Kenning ... 10 10 o „ Percy Leith 5 5 o „ J . H . McQueen 52 10 0 „ H . B . Marshall , J . P . ... 15 15 0 „ H . B . Marshall , jun . ... io 10 o „ Dr . George Mickley ... 10 10 o „ Reginald E . Middleton ... 37 18 0 ,, Reginald Mills 5 5 o „ James Moon 10 10 o „ W . W . Morgan 10 10 o „ Dep . Inspector-General Ninnis , M . D ., R . N . ... 10 10 o „ Ellison Powell 10 10 o „ Charles Sheppard ... 10 10 o ,, W . Shurmur 26 5 o „ James H . Sillitoe ... 2150 » K . J . Taylor 10 10 o ,, James Terry 2100

Stewards' Lists.

Lodge £ s . d . Bro . Archibald R . Trew ... 550 „ Henry Venn 26 5 o „ Charles Weeden 26 5 o „ A . Williams 25 o o „ Joseph Withers 10 10 o PROVINCES . BERKS AND BUCKS . Lodge 209 Bro . William F . Larkin ... 52 10 o 414 „ John W . Martin ... 48 16 o S 74 „ Reginald Maples ... 10 10 o Rev . J . Payne , D . C . L . 10 10 o CHESHIRE . 537 Bro . J . H . Wilde 3918 o

CORNWALL . Bro . Charles Truscott ... 82 o 0 DERBYSHIRE . Bro . W . Naylor 2100 506 „ A . P . Wood 54 12 0 DEVONSHIRE . n . C Bro . lohn Brewer" ) Prov ' nce Rev . W . Whittley J 7 7 ° Lodge 189 Bro . F . W . Coffin 10 10 0 1358 „ George S . Bridgman 32 11 0 1 4 02 „ John Chapman ... 44 2 o 1402 ., John Lane 52 10 0 DURHAM . 1379 Bro . C . D . Hill Drury ... 200 o 0 „ Charles Sheriffe Lane 52 10 0 RSSKX .

160 Bro . George Wood ... 18 iS 0 453 » Alfred J . Dixie ... 93 8 o 1000 „ John F . Harrington 65 2 o Chapter 1437 Comp . Francis A . White 100 0 o Lodge 2077 Bro . T . J . Woodrow GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Bro . Baron de Ferrieres ... 2100 HANTS AND ISLE OF WIGHT .

Lodge 35 Bro . G . A . Mursell ... 50 o 0 309 „ John Wm . Gieve ... 34 13 o 723 „ Henry Gee 10 10 0 723 „ C . F . Roelich 2068 ,, Thomas Tufnell ... 2100 Prov . G . Lodge 26 5 0 IERSEY . Bro . Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret 215 5 0 KENT .

Lodge 199 Bro . James W . Bussey ... 126 5 0 615 „ Wm . Lane Doddrell 615 „ G . W . Mitchell ... 10 10 o 1414 „ Alfred Laurie ... 19 S 6 1424 „ James Plummer ... 10 10 o 1973 „ Arthur H . Bateman ... 25 o o Provincial Grand Lodge ... 63 o o LANCASHIRE ( E \ ST DIVISION . ) Lodge 152 Bro . W . Jaffrey 10 15 o 317 „ W . J . Cunliffe ... 10 10 o 317 „ J . W . Edwards ... 10 10 o 317 „ Jas . Wilson 10 10 o 348 „ John Kenyon ... 10 10 o 350 „ Geo . Galloway ... 52 10 o 1723 „ E . D . Harwood ... 10 10 o 1723 „ Dr . G . H . Whitaker 10 10 0

PRECEPTORY OF K . T . Lodge 97 Bro . Geo . Galloway LANCASHIRE ( WEST DIVISION ) . Bro . Robert Foote ... 10 10 o 1325 „ J- H . Bradshaw ... 10 10 o 1345 „ R . H . Robinson ... 10 10 o 1384 „ W . J . Thomson ... 10 10 o 1505 „ Eli Brooks 10 10 o 1814 „ William Smith , M . D . 10 10 o 1814 „ W . Y . Martin , M . D . 10 10 o 211 4 „ Walter C . Erwin ... 10 10 o 2229 „ J . W . Burgess ... 10 10 0 SUMMARY OF T

Berks and Bucks ... ... 122 s o Cheshire 39 l 8 0 Cornwall ... .., ... 82 o o Derbyshire 75 12 o Devonshire ... ... 840 o o Durham ... ... ... 2 52 10 o £ f , ¦¦••2 ? 6 8 ° Uloucestershire ... ... 21 o o Hants and the Isle ot Wight 142 8 0 •' ? y 215 5 o ivent ... ... ... 2 54 i' * ( 5 Lancashire ( East ) ... ... 126 5 0 ,, ( West ) 94 , Lincolnshire ... ... 21 o o Middlesex ... ... ... 28 S 17 0 Northants and Hunts ... 11 7 12 o 113 STEWARDS —LONDON 105 STEWARDS—PROVINCES ... GRAND TOTAL

LINCOLNSHIRE . Lodge £ s , 792 Bro . Wi'son Goodwin ... ") ' 792 „ Joseph Reddish ... i 0 792 „ Charles Maddison ... ) " ° MAN , ISLE OF . 2049 Bro . Philip A . Killey MIDDLESEX . 1237 Bro . Henry B . May ... g , 1309 „ C . R . Tinker ... 2 I ° 1 3 10 „ Joseph Greenway ... 44 2 ° 1326 „ James Laurence . 26 cr 1503 „ Edward W . Jenkins 34 ,, ° 16 37 „ Charles Parsons ... 40 0 n 2087 „ Thomas Barlow ... 27 g Chapter ° t

1293 _ , omp . wimam iviapie ... n ,, 1549 „ C . H . Webb ... 21 0 0 NORTHS AND HUNTS . Lodge 442 Bro . John B . Vergette ... 11 712 Q NORTH WALES . 755 Bro . I . H . Harrison ... , 6 , 6 0 1336 „ C . K . Benson ... 3 g ,. 1849 „ J . L . Griffith ... r i ° OXFORDSHIRE . 357 Bro . P . Colville Smith ... 11 0 0 1515 „ George Harris ... m 2 ( 1703 „ Joseph Bartlett ... , , 1 S 95 „ Rev . A . R . Pritchard SHROPSHIRE . 611 Bro . Rowland G . Venables 10 10 n

SOMERSETSHIRE . The Province Bro . George H . Perrett ... 210 0 0 SOUTH WALES ( WEST DIVISION . Bro . A . Stone 230 K 0 STAFFORDSHIRE . Th e Province Bro . F . Ryder 262 I 0 0 SUFFOLK . Lodge 1224 Bro . VV . Inglis Mason ... 13 G 10 0 SURREY . SS 9 Bro . James Edgell ... 2 5 0 0 1 G 3 S „ Frederick Lockett ... 28 5 0 2120 „ W . Henry Gardener 10 10 0

SUSSEX . 40 Bro . John Pearce 3014 0 733 „ W . Bolting WORCESTERSHIRE . Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P .,.. 3615 0 529 „ Aid . W . B . Williamson , J . P 10 10 0 2034 „ Thomas R . Arter ... 10 10 0 YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS ) . Bro . Col . R . G . Smith ... 37 16 0 YORKSHIRE ( WEST RIDING ) . 154 Bro . W . H . B .

Tomlinson , J . P . ... 265 „ William Harrison 290 „ William Harrop ... 362 „ William Moore ... 306 „ John Dyson 750 „ Rawson Kelley 904 „ Peter B . Bancroft 904 „ Frederick Cleeves V . 260 0 0 974 „ Herbert A . Foster / 1211 ,. Arthur W . Youings 101 9 „ Herbert G . E . Green 101 9 „ Henry Lee 1513 „ T . W . Embleton ... 1513 „ C . W . Fincken ... John Wordsworth

FOREIGN STATIONS . Bro . W . Girling ( Bengal ) 10 10 0 „ W . Hughes ( Malta ) 42 0 0 „ Adams ( Hong Kong and South China ) 31 I 0 ° MARK DEGREE . 315 Bro . John Larkin 21 0 0 HE PROVINCES . £ s- <*• North Wales ... ... 7 ? Oxfordshire ... ... 4 ° 6 Shropshire ... ... ... 10 10 ° Somersetshire ... ... 2 ' ° ° ° South Wales ( West Division ) 230 ' 5 ° Staffordshire & 10 ° Suffolk 13 6 i ° ° Surrey 63 ' 5 ° Sussex ... ... ... 3 ° ' 4 ° Worcestershire 57 ' 5 ° Yorkshire ( North and East ) ... 37 ° „ ( West ) 260 o 0 Foreign Stations ... ... 8 4 ° Mark Degree 2 I ° Isle of Man 4 , 4186 2 o . . . ^ 44 87 10 ° ... £ 8673 12 0

Analysis Of The Returns.

ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNS .

I he foregoing list of figures would seem at first sight not to need aM very minute examination of its constituent parts . There are the Stewards names and the amounts of their respective lists , arranged in the usual order . and with the totals furnished at the end , as usual . But an exceptional y small table of Returns needs full y as much explanation as an exceptionally large one , and on a careful scrutiny of the one before us , the paucity ot "' Stewards and the smallness of their totals seeir ) to call for quite as m " '