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DURHAM for which a single Steward has done duty , the total of his list being exactly £ 120 , or rather less than it raised for the Benevolent in February . Last year it raised , in round figures , £ 265 ; in 1882 £ 412 ; and in 1 S 81 £ 1024 . The next stage in our progress brings us to the Chairman ' s Province of
ESSEX , which , though it musters some 22 lodges on its roll , must not be ranked among our more influenliafproviiices . But Essex , if it cannot justly claim a olace in the front rank in respect of numerical strength , is second to none in ' the will to do its duty , and it has fully realised the hope to which we gave expression when we reviewed the Returns of the Benevolent Festival in
February last . In one point it seems we were over-sanguine in our anticipations—the whole of the 22 lodges have not sent up representatives , but the array of Stewards is , nevertheless , a strong one , and they are to be congratulated on having won the place of honour as head of the contributing provinces , the total of its subscriptions reaching the very handsome sum of £ 1000 . This would have been a highly creditable performance in the best
of times ; but Essex a short time ago was the scene of a violent earthquake , such as is rarely experienced in these latitudes , and a very considerable destruction of property in Colchester and elsewhere was the consequence . Thus the value of the contribution is enhanced by the unfortunate circumstances amid which it was raised , and it speaks for the Masonic loyalty of the province that , in spite of its own misfortunes at home , it should have made
it possible to disburse so much treasure abroad . Then it must not be forgotten that , at the opening Festival of the year ,, when its chief had not been applied lo , much less entertained the proposal , to preside at the Girls ' Anniversary , Essex signalised its appreciation of the good work that is being done yearly by contributing within a fraction of £ 400 to the Benevolent Funds , while in 18 S 3 and 1 S 82—to say nothing of previous years—it
gave lo the central Chanties £ 499 and £ 354 respectively . I hat , with a popular chief like Lord Brooke to govern it , and so accomplished and hardworking a Mason as Bro . Philbrick , the new-Grand Registrar , to aid him by his great experience as D . P . G . M ., Essex should show itself resolved on surpassing on this occasion its past achievements was to be expected ; but
the will and energy must have been great indeed' which accomplished so much in the face of such inauspicious circumstances as the recent earthquake and the destruction of property it involved . Wc have more than once remarked with [ pleasure upon the laudable efforts made by
GLOUCESTERSHIRE . audits 14 lodges in behalf of our Charities , and the Festival of Wednesday affords another capital illustration of the success which invariably attends those efforts . Wc described in our analysis of the last Festival Returns how this province raised in 18 S 1 the sum of £ 1547 ; in 1882 , £ 548 ; and in 1883 , close on £ 852 , or in the three years specified some £ 2058 . On the same occasion
it became our duty to point out that , determined not to rest contented with what had been done during these years , it raised something like £ 81 for the Benevolent Institution in February last , a sum perhaps inconsiderable of itself , but to be appreciated after the previous amounts . On this occasion , 13 Stewards , one being unattached , and the other 12 representing 8 of its 14 lodges and a chapter , raised amongst them £ 417 18 s ., a good round sum , and one that must have proved very welcome to Bro . Hedges .
HANTS AND ISLE OE WIGHT , with its 40 lodges , is a strong province , and what is of greater moment still in relation to these festive gatherings , its presence in the list with a liberal sum set down against it may be looked upon as a certainty , though as a matter of course the amount it will contribute will vary with the circumstances attending each successive Festival . For instance , last year when
Bro . Beach , its P . G . Master , occupied the chair at the Girls' Festival , it raised over £ 1300 , but notwithstanding this great effort , it followed up its beneficent work by handing over £ 375 to the Boys' School in June last and inaugurated the present festive season by raising over £ 373 . for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in February . On Wednesday its six Stewards placed £ 295 7 s . 6 d . to the credit of the Girls , thus increasing its total for the current year up to the present time to over £ 670 .
HERTFORDSHIRE is . numerically not a ttrong province , there being only 12 lodges on its roll , while its principal efforts seem to be made on behalf of the Old Men and Women . But it docs not forget to do a good turn for the other Charities , and on Wednesday Bro . Hedges' list was swelled to the extent of . £ 55 ' 3 - > 'he outcome of Bro . Bigley ' s exertions as Steward for one of
the Herts lodges , there being another amount standing to his credit in the London list as Steward of lodge No . 1298 . In 1883 it distributed among the three Institutions only a little short of £ 500 , and in 1882 nearly 1000 guineas represented its share of Festival work . It will be remembered that at the most successful Festival ever held in connection with one of our Masonic Charities—that on behalf of the Boys ' School last
vear—KENT , with its 49 lodges took the lead with a fraction over £ 2316 , the result of its efforts for the whole year being , in round figures , £ 2700 . In February five of its lodges raised amongst them £ 271 8 s ., and now nine Stewards , acting on behall of 10 or about one-fifth of its lodges , have enriched the Girls ' School by pouring into its treasury £ 561 10 s . 66 . Much of the-good that is done by this province is due to its admirably-organised arrangements for Charity purposes . But though this will explain the regularity ofits
appearance 111 our Festival Returns , it will not account for the magnitude of its contributions . This is the result of energy and goodwill actively abetting a system which has been tried during a long course of years and always found to work admirably . Nor must we quite overlook the effect of the strong personal influence exercised b y its P . G . M . Lord Holmesdale , whose active interest in the doings of the lodges under his charge is too well known to need more than a passing reference . The Province that next'claims our attention is that of
LANCASHIRE ( EASTERN DIVISION ) , which as regards the number of lodges on its rolls—93—is the premier Province of England , Of these , nine- lodges or less than one in every ten were represented at Wednesday ' s gathering , the brethren acting in the capacity of Stewards being 16 in number , and their joint efforts resulting in a total of . £ 363 8 s ., which added to the £ 624 7 s . 66 . raised in February last for . the Benevolent Institution brings us already well within measurable distance
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of £ 1000 for the current year of grace . At Bro . Binckes ' s festival last June it figured for £ 2100 , in fact , it may always be reckoned to give an appreciable sum , notwithstanding it has a flourishing Educational Institute of its own , to which it contributes very liberally . Its more immediate nei ghbour
LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , has SI lodges and is second , therefore , on the roll of Grand Lodge in respect of numerical strength . Like the Eas ' tern Division , it has its own charitable organisation , the help rendered b y which to local poor and distressed brethren or their families is most creditable . On Wednesday 12 Stewards doing duty for 10 lodges amassed a total of £ 316 2 s ., while in February it helped
Bro . Terry to the extent of £ 246 5 s ., and last year distributed some £ 813 among the three centra ] Charities . It will , perhaps , be suggested that these . are not lage amounts for so strong a province , but whenever there is some special purpose to be effected , there we shall find West Lancashire fulfilling its duty right loyally . Indeed , what else could be expected from a province which has so . kind and influential a leader as the Earl of Lathom to preside over its destinies V ' .
Our attention is next directed to the hom ' e county of MIDDLESEX , Which belongs to the same class of regular contributors as its more immediate neighbours Kent , Surrey , and Essex , and those more remotely situated , such as the Lancashires , Hants and the Isle of Wight , and others . It has 32 lodges and a popular chief in the person of Sir Francis Burdett , P . G . M ., and it is generally lo be found , as on this occasion , with a good round sum
entered against it . 1 hus on Wednesday nine Stewards , representing eight lodges and a chapter , put their shoulders to the wheel , and together amassed a fraction more than £ 354 . In February seven of its lodges made up a total of over £ 213 , the sum of its performances last year being about £ 616 , of which the Benevolent received £ 356 , the Boys' School £ 142 , and the Girls' School , £ 1 iS .
NORTH WALES AND SALOI ; . Has 28 lodges on its roll , and is occasionally represented at our Anniversary gatherings , the total of its two Stewards' lists on Wednesday being somewhat in excess of £ 70 . Last year it did not acquit itself in a manner worthy of its strength , but in 1 S 82 H did good service lo the extent of £ 537 of which £ 352 fell to the share of the Girls' Charily . It may be taken for granted that
OXFORDSHIRE , knowing from the Summer of last year that it had been the intention of its Provincial Grand Master , the laic lamented Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , to have presided at the Boys' Festival next month , had prepared itself to support his Royal Highness to the fullest , extent of its power , and consequently that such assistance as it ' might be able to render the other Institutions would be somewhat limited . We hinted as much when wewcre
analysing the Returns for the Benevolent-Festival in February , , when the amount contributed by this province was slightly in excess of £ 90 . On Wednesday three of its ten lodges sent up Stewards , the aggregate of whose lists reached the sum of £ 61 12 s . We may assume , therefore , that though alas 1 its illustrious chief is no more , the old intention remains and that though it cannot support its P . G . Master , it will show respect for his memory by contributing freely of its substance at the Boys' School Festival .
SOMERSETSHIRE with its 24 lodges did so splendidl y in February , when its respected D . P . G . M-., Bro . Else , P . G . D ., took up a list of £ 5115 , that it might well have been excused had it figured among the absentees on this occasion . However , one brother took upon himself to represent it , and a useful contribution of £ 71 8 s . is the result of his efforts . In June last it raised £ 357 for "Our Boys , " so that at the last three Anniversary Festivals it has contributed somewhat over £ 933 .
We cannot say what was the amount of the list sent up by Bro J R Harris , of the Bute Lodge , No . 960 , Cardiff , when he offered his services as a Steward on behalf of
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) in February . But on this occasion the interests of the whole province were in the hands of a single Steward , and the amount of the subscriptions raised by him is £ 160 . Both last year and the year before the two Schools received from it a liberal measure of support . Its near neighbour
SOUTH WALES ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , with a roll of ten lodges , and one brother officiating as Steward , makes a very good show , the sum of his subscription list being £ 262 10 s It was an absentee from the Benevolent Festival in February , but , in June of last year , it figured like the Eastern Division for a good round sum . Bro . Aaron Stones list amounting to £ 350 , while Bro . Thomas Thomas for South Wales East , took up £ 230 ,
STAEI ' ORDSHIRE with 26 lodges on its roll , had the services of two Stewards on Wednesday , each being in charge of the province and a subordinate lodge . Their joint efforts ensured the receipt by Bro . Hedges of nearly ,. £ 181 , which is about £ 30 in excess of what it gave the Benevolent in February . In 1881 it raised
£ 790 , of which £ 460 found its way into the Boys' School Treasury , and in 1882 its subscriptions reached £ 616 , the bulk being handed over to the Schools . Thus since the beginning of the latter year , this worthy Province of Staffordshire has distributed among our central Charities , in round figures , £ 1740 . Well done , land of the Potteries !
The three Stewards doing duty for the province and two of the 21 - lodges in . "
' Sui'l'OLK Have good reason to be satisfied with the support they have received the total of their lists reaching £ 247 163 . In . February last it raised rather more than £ 222 , and for Bro . Binckes in June over £ 265 , the sum of last year ' s contributions to the three Institutions being £ 568 , This branch of our East Anglian brethren loyally support the Charities under the auspices of its chief , Lord VVaveney , and his indefatigable Denutv Bro the Rev . C . J . Martyn . l "
SURREY On this occasion figures for a modest £ 8 9 5 s ., four of its 26 lodges being represented by as many Stewards , but in February it assisted Bro . Terry
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DURHAM for which a single Steward has done duty , the total of his list being exactly £ 120 , or rather less than it raised for the Benevolent in February . Last year it raised , in round figures , £ 265 ; in 1882 £ 412 ; and in 1 S 81 £ 1024 . The next stage in our progress brings us to the Chairman ' s Province of
ESSEX , which , though it musters some 22 lodges on its roll , must not be ranked among our more influenliafproviiices . But Essex , if it cannot justly claim a olace in the front rank in respect of numerical strength , is second to none in ' the will to do its duty , and it has fully realised the hope to which we gave expression when we reviewed the Returns of the Benevolent Festival in
February last . In one point it seems we were over-sanguine in our anticipations—the whole of the 22 lodges have not sent up representatives , but the array of Stewards is , nevertheless , a strong one , and they are to be congratulated on having won the place of honour as head of the contributing provinces , the total of its subscriptions reaching the very handsome sum of £ 1000 . This would have been a highly creditable performance in the best
of times ; but Essex a short time ago was the scene of a violent earthquake , such as is rarely experienced in these latitudes , and a very considerable destruction of property in Colchester and elsewhere was the consequence . Thus the value of the contribution is enhanced by the unfortunate circumstances amid which it was raised , and it speaks for the Masonic loyalty of the province that , in spite of its own misfortunes at home , it should have made
it possible to disburse so much treasure abroad . Then it must not be forgotten that , at the opening Festival of the year ,, when its chief had not been applied lo , much less entertained the proposal , to preside at the Girls ' Anniversary , Essex signalised its appreciation of the good work that is being done yearly by contributing within a fraction of £ 400 to the Benevolent Funds , while in 18 S 3 and 1 S 82—to say nothing of previous years—it
gave lo the central Chanties £ 499 and £ 354 respectively . I hat , with a popular chief like Lord Brooke to govern it , and so accomplished and hardworking a Mason as Bro . Philbrick , the new-Grand Registrar , to aid him by his great experience as D . P . G . M ., Essex should show itself resolved on surpassing on this occasion its past achievements was to be expected ; but
the will and energy must have been great indeed' which accomplished so much in the face of such inauspicious circumstances as the recent earthquake and the destruction of property it involved . Wc have more than once remarked with [ pleasure upon the laudable efforts made by
GLOUCESTERSHIRE . audits 14 lodges in behalf of our Charities , and the Festival of Wednesday affords another capital illustration of the success which invariably attends those efforts . Wc described in our analysis of the last Festival Returns how this province raised in 18 S 1 the sum of £ 1547 ; in 1882 , £ 548 ; and in 1883 , close on £ 852 , or in the three years specified some £ 2058 . On the same occasion
it became our duty to point out that , determined not to rest contented with what had been done during these years , it raised something like £ 81 for the Benevolent Institution in February last , a sum perhaps inconsiderable of itself , but to be appreciated after the previous amounts . On this occasion , 13 Stewards , one being unattached , and the other 12 representing 8 of its 14 lodges and a chapter , raised amongst them £ 417 18 s ., a good round sum , and one that must have proved very welcome to Bro . Hedges .
HANTS AND ISLE OE WIGHT , with its 40 lodges , is a strong province , and what is of greater moment still in relation to these festive gatherings , its presence in the list with a liberal sum set down against it may be looked upon as a certainty , though as a matter of course the amount it will contribute will vary with the circumstances attending each successive Festival . For instance , last year when
Bro . Beach , its P . G . Master , occupied the chair at the Girls' Festival , it raised over £ 1300 , but notwithstanding this great effort , it followed up its beneficent work by handing over £ 375 to the Boys' School in June last and inaugurated the present festive season by raising over £ 373 . for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in February . On Wednesday its six Stewards placed £ 295 7 s . 6 d . to the credit of the Girls , thus increasing its total for the current year up to the present time to over £ 670 .
HERTFORDSHIRE is . numerically not a ttrong province , there being only 12 lodges on its roll , while its principal efforts seem to be made on behalf of the Old Men and Women . But it docs not forget to do a good turn for the other Charities , and on Wednesday Bro . Hedges' list was swelled to the extent of . £ 55 ' 3 - > 'he outcome of Bro . Bigley ' s exertions as Steward for one of
the Herts lodges , there being another amount standing to his credit in the London list as Steward of lodge No . 1298 . In 1883 it distributed among the three Institutions only a little short of £ 500 , and in 1882 nearly 1000 guineas represented its share of Festival work . It will be remembered that at the most successful Festival ever held in connection with one of our Masonic Charities—that on behalf of the Boys ' School last
vear—KENT , with its 49 lodges took the lead with a fraction over £ 2316 , the result of its efforts for the whole year being , in round figures , £ 2700 . In February five of its lodges raised amongst them £ 271 8 s ., and now nine Stewards , acting on behall of 10 or about one-fifth of its lodges , have enriched the Girls ' School by pouring into its treasury £ 561 10 s . 66 . Much of the-good that is done by this province is due to its admirably-organised arrangements for Charity purposes . But though this will explain the regularity ofits
appearance 111 our Festival Returns , it will not account for the magnitude of its contributions . This is the result of energy and goodwill actively abetting a system which has been tried during a long course of years and always found to work admirably . Nor must we quite overlook the effect of the strong personal influence exercised b y its P . G . M . Lord Holmesdale , whose active interest in the doings of the lodges under his charge is too well known to need more than a passing reference . The Province that next'claims our attention is that of
LANCASHIRE ( EASTERN DIVISION ) , which as regards the number of lodges on its rolls—93—is the premier Province of England , Of these , nine- lodges or less than one in every ten were represented at Wednesday ' s gathering , the brethren acting in the capacity of Stewards being 16 in number , and their joint efforts resulting in a total of . £ 363 8 s ., which added to the £ 624 7 s . 66 . raised in February last for . the Benevolent Institution brings us already well within measurable distance
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of £ 1000 for the current year of grace . At Bro . Binckes ' s festival last June it figured for £ 2100 , in fact , it may always be reckoned to give an appreciable sum , notwithstanding it has a flourishing Educational Institute of its own , to which it contributes very liberally . Its more immediate nei ghbour
LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , has SI lodges and is second , therefore , on the roll of Grand Lodge in respect of numerical strength . Like the Eas ' tern Division , it has its own charitable organisation , the help rendered b y which to local poor and distressed brethren or their families is most creditable . On Wednesday 12 Stewards doing duty for 10 lodges amassed a total of £ 316 2 s ., while in February it helped
Bro . Terry to the extent of £ 246 5 s ., and last year distributed some £ 813 among the three centra ] Charities . It will , perhaps , be suggested that these . are not lage amounts for so strong a province , but whenever there is some special purpose to be effected , there we shall find West Lancashire fulfilling its duty right loyally . Indeed , what else could be expected from a province which has so . kind and influential a leader as the Earl of Lathom to preside over its destinies V ' .
Our attention is next directed to the hom ' e county of MIDDLESEX , Which belongs to the same class of regular contributors as its more immediate neighbours Kent , Surrey , and Essex , and those more remotely situated , such as the Lancashires , Hants and the Isle of Wight , and others . It has 32 lodges and a popular chief in the person of Sir Francis Burdett , P . G . M ., and it is generally lo be found , as on this occasion , with a good round sum
entered against it . 1 hus on Wednesday nine Stewards , representing eight lodges and a chapter , put their shoulders to the wheel , and together amassed a fraction more than £ 354 . In February seven of its lodges made up a total of over £ 213 , the sum of its performances last year being about £ 616 , of which the Benevolent received £ 356 , the Boys' School £ 142 , and the Girls' School , £ 1 iS .
NORTH WALES AND SALOI ; . Has 28 lodges on its roll , and is occasionally represented at our Anniversary gatherings , the total of its two Stewards' lists on Wednesday being somewhat in excess of £ 70 . Last year it did not acquit itself in a manner worthy of its strength , but in 1 S 82 H did good service lo the extent of £ 537 of which £ 352 fell to the share of the Girls' Charily . It may be taken for granted that
OXFORDSHIRE , knowing from the Summer of last year that it had been the intention of its Provincial Grand Master , the laic lamented Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , to have presided at the Boys' Festival next month , had prepared itself to support his Royal Highness to the fullest , extent of its power , and consequently that such assistance as it ' might be able to render the other Institutions would be somewhat limited . We hinted as much when wewcre
analysing the Returns for the Benevolent-Festival in February , , when the amount contributed by this province was slightly in excess of £ 90 . On Wednesday three of its ten lodges sent up Stewards , the aggregate of whose lists reached the sum of £ 61 12 s . We may assume , therefore , that though alas 1 its illustrious chief is no more , the old intention remains and that though it cannot support its P . G . Master , it will show respect for his memory by contributing freely of its substance at the Boys' School Festival .
SOMERSETSHIRE with its 24 lodges did so splendidl y in February , when its respected D . P . G . M-., Bro . Else , P . G . D ., took up a list of £ 5115 , that it might well have been excused had it figured among the absentees on this occasion . However , one brother took upon himself to represent it , and a useful contribution of £ 71 8 s . is the result of his efforts . In June last it raised £ 357 for "Our Boys , " so that at the last three Anniversary Festivals it has contributed somewhat over £ 933 .
We cannot say what was the amount of the list sent up by Bro J R Harris , of the Bute Lodge , No . 960 , Cardiff , when he offered his services as a Steward on behalf of
SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) in February . But on this occasion the interests of the whole province were in the hands of a single Steward , and the amount of the subscriptions raised by him is £ 160 . Both last year and the year before the two Schools received from it a liberal measure of support . Its near neighbour
SOUTH WALES ( WESTERN DIVISION ) , with a roll of ten lodges , and one brother officiating as Steward , makes a very good show , the sum of his subscription list being £ 262 10 s It was an absentee from the Benevolent Festival in February , but , in June of last year , it figured like the Eastern Division for a good round sum . Bro . Aaron Stones list amounting to £ 350 , while Bro . Thomas Thomas for South Wales East , took up £ 230 ,
STAEI ' ORDSHIRE with 26 lodges on its roll , had the services of two Stewards on Wednesday , each being in charge of the province and a subordinate lodge . Their joint efforts ensured the receipt by Bro . Hedges of nearly ,. £ 181 , which is about £ 30 in excess of what it gave the Benevolent in February . In 1881 it raised
£ 790 , of which £ 460 found its way into the Boys' School Treasury , and in 1882 its subscriptions reached £ 616 , the bulk being handed over to the Schools . Thus since the beginning of the latter year , this worthy Province of Staffordshire has distributed among our central Charities , in round figures , £ 1740 . Well done , land of the Potteries !
The three Stewards doing duty for the province and two of the 21 - lodges in . "
' Sui'l'OLK Have good reason to be satisfied with the support they have received the total of their lists reaching £ 247 163 . In . February last it raised rather more than £ 222 , and for Bro . Binckes in June over £ 265 , the sum of last year ' s contributions to the three Institutions being £ 568 , This branch of our East Anglian brethren loyally support the Charities under the auspices of its chief , Lord VVaveney , and his indefatigable Denutv Bro the Rev . C . J . Martyn . l "
SURREY On this occasion figures for a modest £ 8 9 5 s ., four of its 26 lodges being represented by as many Stewards , but in February it assisted Bro . Terry