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SATURDAY , J UNE 30 , 1900 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Further and satisfactory progress is being made with the enrolment of ladies and brethren who are prepared to give their services as Stewards at the 102 nd Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . This , a :, already announced , W U 1 be held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Tuesday ,

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the loth prex ., under the presidency of the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., M . W . Past G . Master of England , Prov . G . M . of Sussex , and Dist . G . M . of Bombay , and the Board that will support his Royal Highness numbers up to the present time about 450 members .

True those that have given in their names tjuite recently , and may do so between now and the appointed day will not be able to accomplish much , as the time for canvassing for donations and supscriptions will have

been too short . They will probably have io content themselves with handing in their own personal donations . Still , this will have the effect of swelling the general total . * * *

In the brief period that has ebpsed since Ihe Girls ' School celebrated in 1 SS 8 the centenary of its establishment , there has been a marked increase in the number of brethren who volunteer their services as Stewards at successive anniversaries . Still , after making

allowance for this increase , we arc satisfied that the Board that has bee-n constituted lor the approaching Boys ' Festival will compare very favourably with that of the Girls' School in 1 S 90 , that is , two years alter its Centenary , and with that of the Benevolent Institution

in 1 S 94 , or two years after thc celebration of its Jubilee . "" In 1 S 90 , the late Bro . Col . Sir Francis Burnett , Bart ., Prov . Grand Master of Middlesex , presided as Chairman for the Girls' Institution and the Board of 253 Stewards that supported him together raised . £ 11 , 010 , giving an average per Steward of -644-* * *

In 1894 , when the late Bro . Col . G . Noel Money , C . B ., Prov . G . Master of Surrey , occupied the chair at the Benevolent Festival , the Board of Stewards was composed of 299 ladies and brethren , who amongst them compiled a total of donations and subscriptions

amounting to , £ 13 , 086 , or not far short of ^ 44 per Steward . What the Duke of Connaught ' s Board of Stewards may be able to accomplish on the 10 th prox . remains to be seen . Experience shows lhat with our augmented Boards the average per Steward is not

quite so high , but if we put the figure at about £ jS or ^ , 40 , the aggregate of the contributions will be a substantial one , sufficient to make good the year's deficiency of income and leave a fair margin wherewith to enlarge the very moderate invested capital of the Institution .

The Anniversary Festival in behalf of thc Mark Benevolent Fund will be held at the Freemasons ' Tavern on Wednesday , the nth prox ., under the presidency of the Earl of Euston , M . W . Pro G . Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of

England and Wales , & c . The number of ladies and brethren who will support his lordship as Stewards is up till now about 2 S 0 , so that there is fair reason to hope that the efforts which arc being made to beat the record will prove successful . Lord Euston is so able

and zealous a member of this organisation , that every one must desire that his lordship ' s aspirations will be realised , and that thc Mark Benevolent Festival of 1900 will surpass all its predecessors in the total of its donations and subscriptions .

• Thc latter part of next month promises to be an exceedingly busy one in the Provinces , and already the dales are fixed for the annual meeting of the Prov . G . Lodges of Berkshire , Essex , Hampshire and the

Isle of Wight , and Hertfordshire . The Prov . Grand Lodge of Essex , as announced by Bro . Col . Lockwood , M . P ., Dep . P . G . M . M ., at the recent annual meeting of the Mark brethren of the Province , will take place at Clacton-on-Sea , on the invitation of

the St . Osyth ' s Priory Lodge , No . 2063 . Our Berkshire and Hertfordshire brethren will meet in annual communication on the same day , Wednesday—the 18 th prox . —thc former at Lockinge , near Wantage , the seat of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Wantage , V . C ., the

Grand Master of the Province ; and the latter at Hitchin , under thc auspices of the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 . The Prov . G . Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wigbt will meet , at Portsmouth on Monday , the 30 th prox .

The business at these annual gatherings will be , for the most part of the usual character , nor will they differ greatly from previous gatherings except in thc case of Berkshire , whose brethren will assemble at the

residence of their chief , while the Hampshire and thc Isle of Wight fixture will conclude with a conversazione . 'The business programme of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire will include the obligation and investiture of Bro . F . Sumner Knyvett , P . G . D ., who

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has been appointed Dep . Prov . Grand Master in succession to the late Bro . George E . Lake , P . G . D ., who died in Berlin in the latter part of last year , the election of a brother as Treasurer , and the

appointment and investiture of Bro . Dr . O . C . Cockrem as Prov . Grand Secretary , the office having become vacant by the resignation of the former occupant . » # #

We announce , for the benefit of those who may not have been already informed , that to-morrow ( Saturday ) will be Ex-Pupils' Day at the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , and that between the hours of 3 and 7 p . m . the House Committee will be very pleased

to receive all former pupils of the Institution who may be able to make it convenient to attend . But , as the day is set apart for the reception of " Old Girls , " and "Old Girls" only , other visitors are neither invited nor expected to be present .

Our Scottish brethren in Jamaica have sustained a great loss by the death of their respected chief , Bro . S . Constantine Burke , who had held the office of Prov . Grand Master for considerably more than a quarter of a century and during that time had rendered signal

service to the Craft in Jamaica under the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Bro . Burke , as is shown in the memoir we publish in another column , died on the 23 rd May , and on Thursday , the 31 st ult ., a special communication of the Provincial Grand Lodge was held at which

there were present not only the leading members of the Scottish Craft , but also the Dep . District Grand Master and the District Grand Wardens of the English Constitution . Bro . Duff , Depute Prov . Grand Master , who presided , paid a handsome tribute to the

memory of their late ruler , whom he spoke of as having " stood forth in every relation of life conspicuous by his courtesy and kindly sympathetic manner to all who had dealings with him , " while as regards the members of the Craft , " none , " said Bro . Duff

" rejoiced more at his success than the Masons , who looked up to him with respect and esteem . " * * * At thc close of Bro . Duff ' s speech , and after others , had joined in paying respect to Bro . Burke ' s memory ,

a resolution of sympathy with the widow and family of our deceased brother ' was passed , while a further resolution was adopted , inviting the daughter lodges " to co-operate with the Provincial Grand Lodge in its efforts to raise a fund for thc purpose of obtaining

some suitable memorial " of their late Prov . Grand Master . A funeral lodge was subsequently held , and the service is described as having been " strikingly solemn and impressive , " and as " befitting the occasion

which was being used to revere his memory . We , too , join in these expressions of sympathy with the widow and family , and of respect for the memory of one to whom Freemasonry is so deeply indebted for the services he had rendered in its behalf .

» * » We congratulate the Aldermaston Lodge , No . 27 60 , on the success which has attended its proceedings during the first and most critical year of its existence , nor does it in any way lessen the extent of those

congratulations because under the auspices of so zealous and able a Mason as Bro . C . E . Keyser , P . G . D ., as the first W . Master that success may bs considered to have been assured from the very outset . A short while since the annual meeting was held at which Bro . T . S . Cambridge was installed W . M ., in succession to Bro ,

Keyser , and from the reports and particulars furnished on the occasion it is clear that the Aldermaston Lodge is now firmly established , with a numerous array of worthy members and its General and Benevolent Funds in a prosperous state . We trust that , as years roll by , the same good fortune may attend the lodge .

We are glad to find that substantial progress has been made with the South African Masonic Relief Fund , and that , including the contributions reported in our columns last week , thc total then raised falls not

very far short of . £ 7500 . This is a capital result so far but we hope to see the Fund still further enlarged , as there can be little doubt that the number of those who will need assistance will be very considerable . * * ?

The annual Festival in behalf of the Alpass Benevolent Institution—one of the four Institutions so generously supported by the brethren of West Lancashire —will be held at Blackpool on Wednesday , the 2 ( nh

September , under the presidency of the Lord Mayor of Liverpool . All necessary information can be obtained of Bros . G . A . Harradon , of Liverpool , and A . W . Taylor , of Blackpool , the Hon . Secretaries of the Festival .