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Festival Of The Boys' School.
and Cambridge for examining aud inquiring into the education d results achieved by the Institution . Sinco 1867 two hundred r . nd thirty boys had passe 1 the University [ jnpal Mx'nrnatinn , ef * -vho * i ! 148 had obtained h-v . uw-. , w-. ila >'•>o *! i * rd had earned c .-. - s tifc . a . ¦ •* - Results such as tho ? e he had '••idoa **( vj- * ed to !> ri ?; o- ' p . > rt' tli .-rt : were
not accomplished without a cons-id' * : a !' o e ** r *'*! 'dit' : r * of len-i-y . He was infoimed that tho ordinary expenditure cf the InatituiLn daring the past year wns £ 9 , 793 , in acllitioti to which there was a special outlay of £ 1 , 000 . To meet that expenditure tha Institution had only got some £ 17 , 000 invented , tho dividends n ; -. n
which---really the only reliable income—amounted fco £ 732 per annum , llo had been struck , wheu ho first read these figures , with tho boldness of a Committeo which could carry on operations involving so large an expenditure upon an income so precarious as ono all but relying on annual subscriptions . Bufc when ho looked at
the result of pasfc Festivals , when he saw the vast amount , and , on fche whole , the steady and continuing amount , which each hacl brought into the coffers of the Institution , he no longer wondered ; ho only admired tho confidence with which the Committee of the Institution relied upon the benevolent and fraternal principles
uniting the whole Masonic body , and believed that fchey wonld receive in the future , as they hacl in the past , a generous snpport for this mosfc deserving and mosfc useful Institntion . He formally proposed Prosperity fco the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and coupled with the toast the namo of Bro . Geor <_ ro Plneknott its Treasurer .
Bro . Plucknett having responded , the Chairman followed . He proposed to give the next toasfc , and after that would ask thoso in charge of the Festival to request somo other brethren to propose the remaining ones , so as not to make it necessary for him to inflict any moro speeches on them . He should bo sorry * , however , to entrust
the toasfc he now had to propose to any other hands : it was to the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Provincial Grand Masters and Present and Past Grand Officers . Two of the high officials ho had jnst described by their Masonic titles wero tho Earl of Carnarvon nnd the Earl of Lathom .
He should have been extremel y sorry if it could have been supposed for a moment that any such trifle as a difference in political opinion would have prevented him from proposing the health of these two esteemed friends of his own , whoso conduct in tho discharge of the
important Masonic duties which they fulfilled had commended them to the universal approval of tho Craft . He must say he thought it a singular coincidence bufc at the same time extremely probable that the train which ho met on leaving Windsor that afternoon contained the Grand Officers whose health he was then proposing—the Earl of
Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom . It might be thab the country could not do without Masons . If tho House turned out of office any members of tlie Craft fchey had to replace them with other members of the Craffc , and perhaps they might , even have to say of themselves thoy were something like the greafc families in the time
of the civil wars of the Stuarts , who used to keep one branch acting on behalf of tho Stuarts , the other on behalf of the Hanoverians , iu order that they mighfc bo certain of being on the right side , whichever mi ghfc prove victorious . Ho was not snre whether this was a very wise proceeding or a very excellent
political manoeuvre , bat be appealed to them , as a non-political bodv , whether they did not do well to receive and cherish in their midst members , and as far as they were ablo tho mosfc distinguished members , on both political sides , and to honour their names , whatever
might be tho party to which they belonged , as thev had honoured the names of Lord Carnarvon and Lord Lathom that " day . He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Horace B . Marshall P . G . Treasure : * . Bro . Marshall replying , tendered his thanks for-tho very kind and fraternal way in which the health of the Grand Officers had been
proposed and received . The brethren had often heard from the Grand Secretary that the Grand Master invariably exercised the soundest discretion , judgment , and wisdom in selecting the rulers of the Craft . Ifc would have been highly improper for him , placed in his position by the generosity and mair '
nannty of hia brethren , to say thoy had displayed tho same great discretion , judgment and wisdom , but he could say with propriety , and did assert from his heart as well as from his lips , that he would try to be as worthy of the position iu which he had been placed as any Grand Officer selected by tho Grand Master .
Bro . Frederick Binckes then rose to read the lists of donations . He had hoped the year would have proved a bright exception to some which had preceded ifc , bub when ho saw the totals subscribed for the
Aged in February , and for the Girls in May , he began to despair of the success of fche Boys' School . The only hope ho hacl of being able to render a good account to the brethren that day was the fact that ho had the good fortune to enlist tho
support of the Province of Derby and the presidency of the Marquis of Hartington . He had no hesitation in saying " thafc 5 js success iu that direction had been the salvation of the Festival , ile was sure the brethren would be disappointed with tho day ' a result , but whether they had succeeded or whether they had failed , they hud done the best , iri their nmwr . nnrl VIA linn-rl flio vmn'f , onnl , l
° e considered in that light . Bro . Binckes then proceeded t . Rive the several totals , remarking in doing so thafc the fletropolis hacl signally failed in according that sympathy | > o felt the Institution deserved . He a , ! .-o mentioned that > e list from t , he Lodge of Antiquity included among other amount ;* , 'ue thi't \ v . taV-. * Tfl .. r . Tiiiol < q ,-.,,., f *„ .. f ,. „ , v . ti ,.. -AI ..:.. •... i . L . r \
erb ysbire , with twenty-five Stewards , had most nobly supported tneir Provincial Grand Master , the Chairman of the day ( who had PfT-iouall y completed his qualification as a Vice-Patron ) , with a to ' al or subscri ptions amounting to £ 1 , 107 odd .
tnr ' lmut - ? ope , Q * *> Sfcve Success to the other Masonic Insti"ens , the Royal Masonic Bene olenfc Institution , and the Royal masouic Institution for Girls . He had had no idea of being called and . *? plopo 3 e this toast > bnt sb ° tild be a sorry brother of the Craft the a G raember of his profession if he hesitated to do so upon B request he hacl received . Ho had been much impressed that
Festival Of The Boys' School.
day with the general feeling of brotherhood whioh prevailed among the Craft . There wero so * ne who rejoiced that an enforce I i Ueness had enabled their Right Worshipful President to bo present * . nd rally ti . Ltu to this Charity . There were others , and he rej * i •¦¦•d to know it . who felt ifc was an honour to tho i . ' -aifc
that if Her Majesty required advisers sho found them amoi g the Masons of the country . His duty was to invite them to consider , nofc only tho Institution whose Festival had called them together , bufc the other Charities of the Order . He did nofc share tho feelings oi" Hi ** . Binckes that fche subscription lists
had given cuiso for anxiety or despondency . Ifc seemed to him a magnificent display of the benevolence and charity of the Craft that , early in tho year and iu May , such grand subscriptions could have been made for the Benevolent Institution and for tbe Girls School ancl yet a sufficient amount of responsibility left to
raise the magnificent sum of £ 11 , 700 odd in snpport of the Boys ' School , thus making a sum of moro than £ 41 , 000 subscribed by Masons in support of their Charities during the present year . Of course , while they desired to see thoir boys sent out into the world with the advantages of the education which the School could afford
fco them , they equally desired that tho future mothers of Masons should havo advantages equal to thoso of the boy * . Whilo they looked to the future and to the youth , they also looked bick upon tho . aged , who had consecrated their lives to the service of tho Craft , ancl felt th' -y were equally deserving of sympathy
ancl snpport . He urged them , while they ! ad thafc night celebrated tho Festival of the Boys' School , to remember when the year came round tbnt the Charities wero ono and all the same , ancl hoped they would do next year , if possible , moro than they bad dono this , in order to support the Charities upon the ba ^ is which they
had hitherto maintained . Bro . Hedges replied . He had not anticipated ifc would fall to his lot to have the honour of responding to this toast , bat ho was sure all present would sharo in his deep regret afc fche very
serious indisposition whioh had compelled Bro . Terry to ask him fco speak on his behalf as well as on his own . But for this regret he roso with the very greatest amount of pleasure passible to acknowledg - on behalf of the Benevolent Institution and tha Girls ' School the very hearty reception which had jusfc been accorded to
the toasfc which had been drunk to their prosperity . He desired to express his deep acknowledgments for the sharo those Institutions had received of t ho large amount contributed by | the Masons during the year , and to tender to the Boys' School congratulation on the sum which had that night been announced . Taking the pasfc into consideration ,
he did not think Bro . Binckes shonld be in any way despondent . Bro . J . Lewis Thomas proposed tho Patrons , Vice Patrons , Vice Presidents , Trustees , and Member .- ; of tho Committees . He was sure they were all deeply indebted to fcho brethren comprised iu this toast for the manner iu which thev conducted the affairs of the
Institution , and for the splendid way in which thoy had supported ifc . Thoy had heard from the Chairman thafc they could not inform all the company present of the secrets of Freemasonry , but fchey could refer to the ' ontward and visible signs displayed to t \ -e world in the Masonic Charities . He was sure tho noble way in which the
Institution had been supported thafc evening would cause greafc rejoicing throughout the length and breadth of tho land . Brother George Lambert responded . He returned , on behalf of the Patrons ancl others , their mosfc grateful thanks for the manner in which year , after year , the brethren were pleased to refer to their
services . He little thought when he first joined Freemasonry thab he should ever havo the honour of being a Patron of this Institution , and well remembered how he opposed Bro . Binckes iu removing tho School , or doing anything at Wood Green . He felfc they were amply repaid for the trouble , the toil and the anxiety of thafc time when fchey
saw the magnificent pile of buildings , and , what was more important , the magnificent education which tho boys received in them . The best meed of praise that conld be meted out to the Officers was to enlarge the education and do tbe best that possibly could be done to aid the lads in fighting the battle of life which they must face . They were
much indebted to Bro . Dr . Morris , the Head Master , for fche way iu which ho conducted tr" e School , and he was proud they had a man of such sterling charaefce ** , and of such high education , to train such lads . While all would willingly share in fche work of the Institution , he could but feel a few members could do it better than a large body ,
and was thankful the Committee took the labours off their hands . Bro . Smith P . G . W . Derbyshire proposed the Board of Stewards , to which Bro . Edgar Bowyer responded and then the Chairman gavo tho Ladies . They had reached the lasfc toast , but nofc the least important one of the evening . Before separating ho knew the
brethren wonld join in drinking the health of those who had contributed so much to the grace and success of the meeting—tho La lies who had been good enough to honour them wifch their presence . In doing so they would only be doing what was just . Tho Boy ' s Institntion was the one whicb had taken the lead in the civilised a :: d
civilising habit of admitting ladies to their Festivals , and while ho believed their body did not , as a rule , approve of innovations , this vvas an innovation which they fully , entirely , and completely approved of . He hoped tho Ladies who ha i honoured them with their presence that evening would impress upon nil their
friends , and all those over whom they exercised so good a * id bonefi . cent an influence that ; they should support this msd tho other Masonic Institutions and that fche brethren mighfc rely in future on their cordial support in promoting the success of those most excellent . Associations , The toasfc was honoured and the proceeJings brought ! o a conclusion .
The distribution of prize- ; and annual ente ¦ lainment at the Institution too * place on . Saturday , the ' 20 th instant , but owing to the demards en oar space we ave ccnpellarl to hold over our account of th s and rome other meetings until 1 ext week .
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Festival Of The Boys' School.
and Cambridge for examining aud inquiring into the education d results achieved by the Institution . Sinco 1867 two hundred r . nd thirty boys had passe 1 the University [ jnpal Mx'nrnatinn , ef * -vho * i ! 148 had obtained h-v . uw-. , w-. ila >'•>o *! i * rd had earned c .-. - s tifc . a . ¦ •* - Results such as tho ? e he had '••idoa **( vj- * ed to !> ri ?; o- ' p . > rt' tli .-rt : were
not accomplished without a cons-id' * : a !' o e ** r *'*! 'dit' : r * of len-i-y . He was infoimed that tho ordinary expenditure cf the InatituiLn daring the past year wns £ 9 , 793 , in acllitioti to which there was a special outlay of £ 1 , 000 . To meet that expenditure tha Institution had only got some £ 17 , 000 invented , tho dividends n ; -. n
which---really the only reliable income—amounted fco £ 732 per annum , llo had been struck , wheu ho first read these figures , with tho boldness of a Committeo which could carry on operations involving so large an expenditure upon an income so precarious as ono all but relying on annual subscriptions . Bufc when ho looked at
the result of pasfc Festivals , when he saw the vast amount , and , on fche whole , the steady and continuing amount , which each hacl brought into the coffers of the Institution , he no longer wondered ; ho only admired tho confidence with which the Committee of the Institution relied upon the benevolent and fraternal principles
uniting the whole Masonic body , and believed that fchey wonld receive in the future , as they hacl in the past , a generous snpport for this mosfc deserving and mosfc useful Institntion . He formally proposed Prosperity fco the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and coupled with the toast the namo of Bro . Geor <_ ro Plneknott its Treasurer .
Bro . Plucknett having responded , the Chairman followed . He proposed to give the next toasfc , and after that would ask thoso in charge of the Festival to request somo other brethren to propose the remaining ones , so as not to make it necessary for him to inflict any moro speeches on them . He should bo sorry * , however , to entrust
the toasfc he now had to propose to any other hands : it was to the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Provincial Grand Masters and Present and Past Grand Officers . Two of the high officials ho had jnst described by their Masonic titles wero tho Earl of Carnarvon nnd the Earl of Lathom .
He should have been extremel y sorry if it could have been supposed for a moment that any such trifle as a difference in political opinion would have prevented him from proposing the health of these two esteemed friends of his own , whoso conduct in tho discharge of the
important Masonic duties which they fulfilled had commended them to the universal approval of tho Craft . He must say he thought it a singular coincidence bufc at the same time extremely probable that the train which ho met on leaving Windsor that afternoon contained the Grand Officers whose health he was then proposing—the Earl of
Carnarvon and the Earl of Lathom . It might be thab the country could not do without Masons . If tho House turned out of office any members of tlie Craft fchey had to replace them with other members of the Craffc , and perhaps they might , even have to say of themselves thoy were something like the greafc families in the time
of the civil wars of the Stuarts , who used to keep one branch acting on behalf of tho Stuarts , the other on behalf of the Hanoverians , iu order that they mighfc bo certain of being on the right side , whichever mi ghfc prove victorious . Ho was not snre whether this was a very wise proceeding or a very excellent
political manoeuvre , bat be appealed to them , as a non-political bodv , whether they did not do well to receive and cherish in their midst members , and as far as they were ablo tho mosfc distinguished members , on both political sides , and to honour their names , whatever
might be tho party to which they belonged , as thev had honoured the names of Lord Carnarvon and Lord Lathom that " day . He coupled with the toast the name of Bro . Horace B . Marshall P . G . Treasure : * . Bro . Marshall replying , tendered his thanks for-tho very kind and fraternal way in which the health of the Grand Officers had been
proposed and received . The brethren had often heard from the Grand Secretary that the Grand Master invariably exercised the soundest discretion , judgment , and wisdom in selecting the rulers of the Craft . Ifc would have been highly improper for him , placed in his position by the generosity and mair '
nannty of hia brethren , to say thoy had displayed tho same great discretion , judgment and wisdom , but he could say with propriety , and did assert from his heart as well as from his lips , that he would try to be as worthy of the position iu which he had been placed as any Grand Officer selected by tho Grand Master .
Bro . Frederick Binckes then rose to read the lists of donations . He had hoped the year would have proved a bright exception to some which had preceded ifc , bub when ho saw the totals subscribed for the
Aged in February , and for the Girls in May , he began to despair of the success of fche Boys' School . The only hope ho hacl of being able to render a good account to the brethren that day was the fact that ho had the good fortune to enlist tho
support of the Province of Derby and the presidency of the Marquis of Hartington . He had no hesitation in saying " thafc 5 js success iu that direction had been the salvation of the Festival , ile was sure the brethren would be disappointed with tho day ' a result , but whether they had succeeded or whether they had failed , they hud done the best , iri their nmwr . nnrl VIA linn-rl flio vmn'f , onnl , l
° e considered in that light . Bro . Binckes then proceeded t . Rive the several totals , remarking in doing so thafc the fletropolis hacl signally failed in according that sympathy | > o felt the Institution deserved . He a , ! .-o mentioned that > e list from t , he Lodge of Antiquity included among other amount ;* , 'ue thi't \ v . taV-. * Tfl .. r . Tiiiol < q ,-.,,., f *„ .. f ,. „ , v . ti ,.. -AI ..:.. •... i . L . r \
erb ysbire , with twenty-five Stewards , had most nobly supported tneir Provincial Grand Master , the Chairman of the day ( who had PfT-iouall y completed his qualification as a Vice-Patron ) , with a to ' al or subscri ptions amounting to £ 1 , 107 odd .
tnr ' lmut - ? ope , Q * *> Sfcve Success to the other Masonic Insti"ens , the Royal Masonic Bene olenfc Institution , and the Royal masouic Institution for Girls . He had had no idea of being called and . *? plopo 3 e this toast > bnt sb ° tild be a sorry brother of the Craft the a G raember of his profession if he hesitated to do so upon B request he hacl received . Ho had been much impressed that
Festival Of The Boys' School.
day with the general feeling of brotherhood whioh prevailed among the Craft . There wero so * ne who rejoiced that an enforce I i Ueness had enabled their Right Worshipful President to bo present * . nd rally ti . Ltu to this Charity . There were others , and he rej * i •¦¦•d to know it . who felt ifc was an honour to tho i . ' -aifc
that if Her Majesty required advisers sho found them amoi g the Masons of the country . His duty was to invite them to consider , nofc only tho Institution whose Festival had called them together , bufc the other Charities of the Order . He did nofc share tho feelings oi" Hi ** . Binckes that fche subscription lists
had given cuiso for anxiety or despondency . Ifc seemed to him a magnificent display of the benevolence and charity of the Craft that , early in tho year and iu May , such grand subscriptions could have been made for the Benevolent Institution and for tbe Girls School ancl yet a sufficient amount of responsibility left to
raise the magnificent sum of £ 11 , 700 odd in snpport of the Boys ' School , thus making a sum of moro than £ 41 , 000 subscribed by Masons in support of their Charities during the present year . Of course , while they desired to see thoir boys sent out into the world with the advantages of the education which the School could afford
fco them , they equally desired that tho future mothers of Masons should havo advantages equal to thoso of the boy * . Whilo they looked to the future and to the youth , they also looked bick upon tho . aged , who had consecrated their lives to the service of tho Craft , ancl felt th' -y were equally deserving of sympathy
ancl snpport . He urged them , while they ! ad thafc night celebrated tho Festival of the Boys' School , to remember when the year came round tbnt the Charities wero ono and all the same , ancl hoped they would do next year , if possible , moro than they bad dono this , in order to support the Charities upon the ba ^ is which they
had hitherto maintained . Bro . Hedges replied . He had not anticipated ifc would fall to his lot to have the honour of responding to this toast , bat ho was sure all present would sharo in his deep regret afc fche very
serious indisposition whioh had compelled Bro . Terry to ask him fco speak on his behalf as well as on his own . But for this regret he roso with the very greatest amount of pleasure passible to acknowledg - on behalf of the Benevolent Institution and tha Girls ' School the very hearty reception which had jusfc been accorded to
the toasfc which had been drunk to their prosperity . He desired to express his deep acknowledgments for the sharo those Institutions had received of t ho large amount contributed by | the Masons during the year , and to tender to the Boys' School congratulation on the sum which had that night been announced . Taking the pasfc into consideration ,
he did not think Bro . Binckes shonld be in any way despondent . Bro . J . Lewis Thomas proposed tho Patrons , Vice Patrons , Vice Presidents , Trustees , and Member .- ; of tho Committees . He was sure they were all deeply indebted to fcho brethren comprised iu this toast for the manner iu which thev conducted the affairs of the
Institution , and for the splendid way in which thoy had supported ifc . Thoy had heard from the Chairman thafc they could not inform all the company present of the secrets of Freemasonry , but fchey could refer to the ' ontward and visible signs displayed to t \ -e world in the Masonic Charities . He was sure tho noble way in which the
Institution had been supported thafc evening would cause greafc rejoicing throughout the length and breadth of tho land . Brother George Lambert responded . He returned , on behalf of the Patrons ancl others , their mosfc grateful thanks for the manner in which year , after year , the brethren were pleased to refer to their
services . He little thought when he first joined Freemasonry thab he should ever havo the honour of being a Patron of this Institution , and well remembered how he opposed Bro . Binckes iu removing tho School , or doing anything at Wood Green . He felfc they were amply repaid for the trouble , the toil and the anxiety of thafc time when fchey
saw the magnificent pile of buildings , and , what was more important , the magnificent education which tho boys received in them . The best meed of praise that conld be meted out to the Officers was to enlarge the education and do tbe best that possibly could be done to aid the lads in fighting the battle of life which they must face . They were
much indebted to Bro . Dr . Morris , the Head Master , for fche way iu which ho conducted tr" e School , and he was proud they had a man of such sterling charaefce ** , and of such high education , to train such lads . While all would willingly share in fche work of the Institution , he could but feel a few members could do it better than a large body ,
and was thankful the Committee took the labours off their hands . Bro . Smith P . G . W . Derbyshire proposed the Board of Stewards , to which Bro . Edgar Bowyer responded and then the Chairman gavo tho Ladies . They had reached the lasfc toast , but nofc the least important one of the evening . Before separating ho knew the
brethren wonld join in drinking the health of those who had contributed so much to the grace and success of the meeting—tho La lies who had been good enough to honour them wifch their presence . In doing so they would only be doing what was just . Tho Boy ' s Institntion was the one whicb had taken the lead in the civilised a :: d
civilising habit of admitting ladies to their Festivals , and while ho believed their body did not , as a rule , approve of innovations , this vvas an innovation which they fully , entirely , and completely approved of . He hoped tho Ladies who ha i honoured them with their presence that evening would impress upon nil their
friends , and all those over whom they exercised so good a * id bonefi . cent an influence that ; they should support this msd tho other Masonic Institutions and that fche brethren mighfc rely in future on their cordial support in promoting the success of those most excellent . Associations , The toasfc was honoured and the proceeJings brought ! o a conclusion .
The distribution of prize- ; and annual ente ¦ lainment at the Institution too * place on . Saturday , the ' 20 th instant , but owing to the demards en oar space we ave ccnpellarl to hold over our account of th s and rome other meetings until 1 ext week .