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The Festival Of Monday Next.
THE FESTIVAL OF MONDAY NEXT .
IT is as well we should remind onr readers that the third and last of our Anniversary Festivals for tho current year will be held on Monday next , at the Alexandra Palace , and Ave trust that , with His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught in tho chair , and a strong array of Stewards headed by Lord Suffield , P . G . M . of Norfolk , as President ,
with Sir Henry Edwards , Lieut .-Colonel Charles Lyne , and General Brownrigg , C . B ., Provincial Grand Masters of West Yorkshire , Monmouthshire , and Surrey respectively , and a considerable number of other brethren of distinction as Vice-Presidents , the eightieth
Annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Roys will surpass all its predecessors in the hrilliancy of its results . The demands on the time of our Royal brethren are so many and so urgent , that it is impossible for them to take that active part in the doings of the Craft
which we have reason to know it would be their greatest pleasure to take , were time and opportunity at their disposal . It is , therefore , the more incumbent on all who are truly interested in the well-being of our Society and its magnificent Institutions to prove beyond the possibility of a doubt
that we appreciate fully their efforts to promote the cause of Masonry , when circumstances permit of their doing so . With the manifold duties of their high station pressing continually upon them , they cannot hope to be among us frequently , bat when they are present , and especially when they evince their
readiness to preside at any of onr most important gatherings , let the reception which is accorded'be worthy alike of them and of the Craft in general . It is for this reason that , at the risk of being thought wearisome , wo shall take this opportunity of recapitulating the most important
reasons above and beyond the presidency of the Duko of Connaught , why , in our judgment , the meeting of Monday should prove a conspicuous success . In the first place , the day chosen for this Festival happens to be the thirteenth anniversary of the opening of the present school buildings . This is
a most favourable auspice to begin with , and if the brethren will call to mind the amazing benefits which the Boys ' School has been able to confer in that brief period of time , they will regard those benefits in the light of a special reason why they should continue , and if possible , enlarge the sphere
of their support . When an Institution languishes or falls short of fulfilling the expectations of its supporters , there is , in some cases at all events , some kind of excuse for people withholding their support , or helping it but half-heartedly ; but when an Institution fulfils most admirably the purpose
for which it is designed , when wc find the recipients of its benefits do credit to the assistance bestowed on them , then we say it is obvious the Institution is properly managed , the money contributed towards its maintenance is usefully expended , and it becomes an ornament as well as
a credit to its supporters . There is , in such case , a distinct and most pronounced incentive to still greater exertion , with a view to making it still more serviceable , and as the need for its efficient maintenance becomes each year more and more apparent , the coincidence of this particular
anniversary with the presidency of the Duke of Connaught is a substantial reason why the result of Monday ' s effort should be worth y of the occasion . There is too another and equally weighty reason . The commemoration of the open
ing of the new building will necessarily remind all present that a considerable portion of the cost of the new buildings was derived from the sale of the invested properties of the Institution . The Government Stock , which to the extent
The Festival Of Monday Next.
of . 613 , 100 had been accumulated from the savings of many years , was converted into cash , in order that the present commodious School might bo erected , audat this moment the Boys' School has but £ 8 , 000 in invested moneys on which to rely for any special emergency . In other Avords , there is
upwards of £ 5 , 000 more stock to be purchased before it will be on the footing , in this respect , on Avhich it stood thirteen years ago . Is it hoping too much that Monday ' s tale of subscriptions will enable this deficiency to be made good ? A long pull , a strong pull , and a pull
altogether on the part of the Stewards , ably responded to by the Craft generally , will enable this to be done , and we trust it Avill be our good fortune to chronicle a success to at least this trifling extent . Two other and equally valid reasons must be added to those we havo already specified .
The School has been considerably increased in point of accommodation and the number of its pnpils Avithin the last few months . There are , or will be , Avhen the School reopens after the Midsummer holidays , over two hundred boys on the strength of the establishment . This enlargement
of the premises has been effected at a cost of over £ 8 , 000 , and the addition of some thirty pnpils means an additional annual expenditure amounting to ( say ) some £ 1 , 350 . Thus , at the very timo the authorities were expending
liberally of their means in order to make the School more capable of meeting the increasing demands on it for admission , they were committing themselves to an increased annual outlav of no inconsiderable amount . We are not
exaggerating when Ave say that , Avith the present number of pupils , the annual expenditure will be little short of £ 10 , 000 , and if we set doAvn the permanent income at £ 500 , we shall be in excess rather than in defect of the real amount . Thus , the School has this year trenched
more considerably than usual on its resources , and has increased its responsibilities for tho future , and had we had no other reasons to enumerate , this Avould have amply sufficed by itself as a ground for our appealing more urgently than ever to brethren to support " Our Boys . "
_ Nor must Ave lose sight of the fact that , as year follows year , the number of those who apply to be admitted into the School goes on increasing , and even now , with tho additions recently authorised , there is every half year a very considerable number of deserving boys for whom it is
impossible to make the provision they so sorely need . We cannot , Avith our present experience , anticipate that a timo will come , sooner or later , Avhen the number of vacancies Avill exceed the number of applications . On the contrary , the probability lies all the other Avay , and as soon as
the authorised list of pupils is full , AVO shall probably have occasion to deplore , half yearly , the inability of the School to meet the increasing demands made upon it . We are aware it is impossible to enlarge the School so as to enable it to meet all the claims upon its resources , but
our experience of recent elections shows that there is still ample room for its enlargement . Thus , what Avith the good that has been clone already , the use of invested moneys in erecting the new premises , the recent outlay in enlarging those premises , the increased
permanent outlay consequent on the increased numbers of pupils , and the many demands for admission into the School , Ave have a sufficiency of reasons Avhy the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution of Monday should be a
brilliant success . And , even as a compliment to H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , for his share in the day ' s proceedings , we trust our hopes and expectations -will be realised , and that the eightieth annivers-ary Avill be the mo _ t memorable in the annals of the School .
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The Festival Of Monday Next.
THE FESTIVAL OF MONDAY NEXT .
IT is as well we should remind onr readers that the third and last of our Anniversary Festivals for tho current year will be held on Monday next , at the Alexandra Palace , and Ave trust that , with His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught in tho chair , and a strong array of Stewards headed by Lord Suffield , P . G . M . of Norfolk , as President ,
with Sir Henry Edwards , Lieut .-Colonel Charles Lyne , and General Brownrigg , C . B ., Provincial Grand Masters of West Yorkshire , Monmouthshire , and Surrey respectively , and a considerable number of other brethren of distinction as Vice-Presidents , the eightieth
Annual Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Roys will surpass all its predecessors in the hrilliancy of its results . The demands on the time of our Royal brethren are so many and so urgent , that it is impossible for them to take that active part in the doings of the Craft
which we have reason to know it would be their greatest pleasure to take , were time and opportunity at their disposal . It is , therefore , the more incumbent on all who are truly interested in the well-being of our Society and its magnificent Institutions to prove beyond the possibility of a doubt
that we appreciate fully their efforts to promote the cause of Masonry , when circumstances permit of their doing so . With the manifold duties of their high station pressing continually upon them , they cannot hope to be among us frequently , bat when they are present , and especially when they evince their
readiness to preside at any of onr most important gatherings , let the reception which is accorded'be worthy alike of them and of the Craft in general . It is for this reason that , at the risk of being thought wearisome , wo shall take this opportunity of recapitulating the most important
reasons above and beyond the presidency of the Duko of Connaught , why , in our judgment , the meeting of Monday should prove a conspicuous success . In the first place , the day chosen for this Festival happens to be the thirteenth anniversary of the opening of the present school buildings . This is
a most favourable auspice to begin with , and if the brethren will call to mind the amazing benefits which the Boys ' School has been able to confer in that brief period of time , they will regard those benefits in the light of a special reason why they should continue , and if possible , enlarge the sphere
of their support . When an Institution languishes or falls short of fulfilling the expectations of its supporters , there is , in some cases at all events , some kind of excuse for people withholding their support , or helping it but half-heartedly ; but when an Institution fulfils most admirably the purpose
for which it is designed , when wc find the recipients of its benefits do credit to the assistance bestowed on them , then we say it is obvious the Institution is properly managed , the money contributed towards its maintenance is usefully expended , and it becomes an ornament as well as
a credit to its supporters . There is , in such case , a distinct and most pronounced incentive to still greater exertion , with a view to making it still more serviceable , and as the need for its efficient maintenance becomes each year more and more apparent , the coincidence of this particular
anniversary with the presidency of the Duke of Connaught is a substantial reason why the result of Monday ' s effort should be worth y of the occasion . There is too another and equally weighty reason . The commemoration of the open
ing of the new building will necessarily remind all present that a considerable portion of the cost of the new buildings was derived from the sale of the invested properties of the Institution . The Government Stock , which to the extent
The Festival Of Monday Next.
of . 613 , 100 had been accumulated from the savings of many years , was converted into cash , in order that the present commodious School might bo erected , audat this moment the Boys' School has but £ 8 , 000 in invested moneys on which to rely for any special emergency . In other Avords , there is
upwards of £ 5 , 000 more stock to be purchased before it will be on the footing , in this respect , on Avhich it stood thirteen years ago . Is it hoping too much that Monday ' s tale of subscriptions will enable this deficiency to be made good ? A long pull , a strong pull , and a pull
altogether on the part of the Stewards , ably responded to by the Craft generally , will enable this to be done , and we trust it Avill be our good fortune to chronicle a success to at least this trifling extent . Two other and equally valid reasons must be added to those we havo already specified .
The School has been considerably increased in point of accommodation and the number of its pnpils Avithin the last few months . There are , or will be , Avhen the School reopens after the Midsummer holidays , over two hundred boys on the strength of the establishment . This enlargement
of the premises has been effected at a cost of over £ 8 , 000 , and the addition of some thirty pnpils means an additional annual expenditure amounting to ( say ) some £ 1 , 350 . Thus , at the very timo the authorities were expending
liberally of their means in order to make the School more capable of meeting the increasing demands on it for admission , they were committing themselves to an increased annual outlav of no inconsiderable amount . We are not
exaggerating when Ave say that , Avith the present number of pupils , the annual expenditure will be little short of £ 10 , 000 , and if we set doAvn the permanent income at £ 500 , we shall be in excess rather than in defect of the real amount . Thus , the School has this year trenched
more considerably than usual on its resources , and has increased its responsibilities for tho future , and had we had no other reasons to enumerate , this Avould have amply sufficed by itself as a ground for our appealing more urgently than ever to brethren to support " Our Boys . "
_ Nor must Ave lose sight of the fact that , as year follows year , the number of those who apply to be admitted into the School goes on increasing , and even now , with tho additions recently authorised , there is every half year a very considerable number of deserving boys for whom it is
impossible to make the provision they so sorely need . We cannot , Avith our present experience , anticipate that a timo will come , sooner or later , Avhen the number of vacancies Avill exceed the number of applications . On the contrary , the probability lies all the other Avay , and as soon as
the authorised list of pupils is full , AVO shall probably have occasion to deplore , half yearly , the inability of the School to meet the increasing demands made upon it . We are aware it is impossible to enlarge the School so as to enable it to meet all the claims upon its resources , but
our experience of recent elections shows that there is still ample room for its enlargement . Thus , what Avith the good that has been clone already , the use of invested moneys in erecting the new premises , the recent outlay in enlarging those premises , the increased
permanent outlay consequent on the increased numbers of pupils , and the many demands for admission into the School , Ave have a sufficiency of reasons Avhy the Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution of Monday should be a
brilliant success . And , even as a compliment to H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , for his share in the day ' s proceedings , we trust our hopes and expectations -will be realised , and that the eightieth annivers-ary Avill be the mo _ t memorable in the annals of the School .