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Our Masonic Charities. Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Furniture , Linen , & c 78 3 1 0 14 9 Earthenware and Glass 154 003 £ 3 , 745 0 10 £ 35 6 7 i General and Office Expenses ... 926 18 10 8 14 101 £ 4 , 671 19 8 £ ' 14 1 6
It is worthy of notice , as showing the respect borne by the Boys to the Institution in which they Avere brought up , that the folloAving donations in the names of pupils and by ex-pupils have been received . — £ . s . d .
Hoare , P . X , Albert-place , Bow-common 5 5 0 Jenkin , Harry ( per Bro . AV . Painter ) 5 5 0 Johnson , Thomas , 32 , John-street , Bedford-row ... 11 11 0 Mackintosh , John Alexander , 86 , Kussell-street , Bermondsey ... ... ... ... 5 5 0 Jones , Claudius James , 23 , Edward-street ,
Burdettroad , Bow ... ... ... ... .., ... 5 5 0 James , Adam Anderson , Staffordshire 5 5 0 Wood , Arthur York , 11 , Bridge-street , Walsall , Staffordshire 5 5 0 The Library of the Institution lias received gifts of books , & c , from the folloAving : —
Vols . £ . s . d . HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN l Bro . John Sudlow . P . G . S . W ., East Lancashire 25 . . . „ W . E . Gumbleton , P . G . D 2 . . . „ J . K . Sheen , P . M . So . 201 1 ... „ Isidore Levison , P . G . Std ., P . M , 7 , 60 ... 11 . . .
„ C . Heywood , on behalf of brethren in Manchester ... ... ... ... 70 ... „ Edward Cox , V . Pres ., P . M . 657 , House Committee ... ,., ... ... 12 ... „ W . Wright , No . 108 52 . . . „ J . M . Wike , Prov . G . J . W ., East Lancashire 6 ...
„ Benjamin Head , V . Pres ., P . G . D ., House Committee 22 .. . „ George Cox . P . G . D ., P . M . No . 18 , House Committee ... ... ... ... 50 ... Mrs . Farthing 5 ... Bro . Zaehnsdorf ... ... 12 ... „ Farthing ... ... ... 6 .. .
„ John Hervey , V . Pres ., G . Sec 14 „ K . W . Stewart , V . P ., House Committee ( binding ) 7 ... And in cash : — Bro . J . Taylor , P . M . No . 63 — 1 1 0 „ AV . S . Burton , P . M . No . C 3 — 2 15 0
A list of Boys who have left the Institution previous to the end of the year 1869 is given , showing the position in life which has been entered by them respectively . We find that four have been apprenticed to trades , 14 have obtained sit .
nations as clerks , 5 as assistants in wholesale houses , 1 assistant in a tavern business , 1 for further edu . cation in Gloucester Grammar School , 1 assisting n parent ' s business , 12 have returned to their
homes , 1 has entered the training school for Midshipmen , and 1 is described as " IT . M . 17 th Lancers /' ' but in what capacity it is net stated . Legacies have been received to the amounts hereunder stated : —
£ . s . d . 1834 . The late Bro . C , Meyer , Globe Lodge ( No . 23 ) , £ 50 . less duty ... ... 45 0 0 1840 . The Executors of the late Bro . George Henoky , of High Holborn , one-third of £ 300 100 0 0 1841 . The late Bro . Woodyer , £ 25 ., less duty ... 22 10 0 1842 . Executors of Bro . George Henekysecond
, portion , less legacy duty ... ... 90 0 0 1843 . Executors of ditto , remainder of £ 300 , less duty , with interest ... ... ... Ill 3 O 1844 . The late Bro . Thomas Quarrington , of Gloucester , less duty ... ... 90 0 0 . 1845 . Executors of the late Bra . Edward Walpole , of Saville Bow , duty free ... ... 100 0 0
1858 . The late Bro . Thomas Dunbar , less duty on £ 50 . ... ... ... ... 42 1 6 1862 . The late Bro . Skelton , of No . 68 , £ 100 , less duty' ... ... ... ... 90 0 G 1865 . Tne late Bro . Mathew Eltham , of Lodge No . 73 ... ... ... ... 337 10 0 The late Bro . J . Williams , P . M ., No . 3 ... 10 10 0 1869 . The late Bro . George Leach £ 100 ., less duty with interest ... ... ... 93 8 10
The following form of bequest is recommended "I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the : time being , of the Institution faioivn by the . name of '' THE EOYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOE BOYS , " situate and being at Lordship *
Lane , Wood Green , in the Parish of Tottenham ^ the sum of to be raised and paid out of my ready money , plate , goods , and personal effects , ivhich , by law , I may or can charge with the payment of ihe same
[ and not out of any part of my lands , tenements , or hereditaments ) , to be applied towards carrying on the charitable designs ofthe said Institution , "
We candot better close our account of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys than by givingthe folloAving , which appeared in the " Daily NOAVS , " entitled " Young Freemasons . " " The distinguishing characteristic of the true
Freemason's heart being , as the initiated are aAvare , Charity , it is a little curious that the three benevolent institutions possessed by the craft , and of which it is rightly proud , should not be more generally knoAvn to the brethren . We are aAvare
that this statement will take many readers by surprise , and that , according to popular belief , the members of the Masonic body are active administrators of all connected with their order . Nay ,
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Our Masonic Charities. Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
Furniture , Linen , & c 78 3 1 0 14 9 Earthenware and Glass 154 003 £ 3 , 745 0 10 £ 35 6 7 i General and Office Expenses ... 926 18 10 8 14 101 £ 4 , 671 19 8 £ ' 14 1 6
It is worthy of notice , as showing the respect borne by the Boys to the Institution in which they Avere brought up , that the folloAving donations in the names of pupils and by ex-pupils have been received . — £ . s . d .
Hoare , P . X , Albert-place , Bow-common 5 5 0 Jenkin , Harry ( per Bro . AV . Painter ) 5 5 0 Johnson , Thomas , 32 , John-street , Bedford-row ... 11 11 0 Mackintosh , John Alexander , 86 , Kussell-street , Bermondsey ... ... ... ... 5 5 0 Jones , Claudius James , 23 , Edward-street ,
Burdettroad , Bow ... ... ... ... .., ... 5 5 0 James , Adam Anderson , Staffordshire 5 5 0 Wood , Arthur York , 11 , Bridge-street , Walsall , Staffordshire 5 5 0 The Library of the Institution lias received gifts of books , & c , from the folloAving : —
Vols . £ . s . d . HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN l Bro . John Sudlow . P . G . S . W ., East Lancashire 25 . . . „ W . E . Gumbleton , P . G . D 2 . . . „ J . K . Sheen , P . M . So . 201 1 ... „ Isidore Levison , P . G . Std ., P . M , 7 , 60 ... 11 . . .
„ C . Heywood , on behalf of brethren in Manchester ... ... ... ... 70 ... „ Edward Cox , V . Pres ., P . M . 657 , House Committee ... ,., ... ... 12 ... „ W . Wright , No . 108 52 . . . „ J . M . Wike , Prov . G . J . W ., East Lancashire 6 ...
„ Benjamin Head , V . Pres ., P . G . D ., House Committee 22 .. . „ George Cox . P . G . D ., P . M . No . 18 , House Committee ... ... ... ... 50 ... Mrs . Farthing 5 ... Bro . Zaehnsdorf ... ... 12 ... „ Farthing ... ... ... 6 .. .
„ John Hervey , V . Pres ., G . Sec 14 „ K . W . Stewart , V . P ., House Committee ( binding ) 7 ... And in cash : — Bro . J . Taylor , P . M . No . 63 — 1 1 0 „ AV . S . Burton , P . M . No . C 3 — 2 15 0
A list of Boys who have left the Institution previous to the end of the year 1869 is given , showing the position in life which has been entered by them respectively . We find that four have been apprenticed to trades , 14 have obtained sit .
nations as clerks , 5 as assistants in wholesale houses , 1 assistant in a tavern business , 1 for further edu . cation in Gloucester Grammar School , 1 assisting n parent ' s business , 12 have returned to their
homes , 1 has entered the training school for Midshipmen , and 1 is described as " IT . M . 17 th Lancers /' ' but in what capacity it is net stated . Legacies have been received to the amounts hereunder stated : —
£ . s . d . 1834 . The late Bro . C , Meyer , Globe Lodge ( No . 23 ) , £ 50 . less duty ... ... 45 0 0 1840 . The Executors of the late Bro . George Henoky , of High Holborn , one-third of £ 300 100 0 0 1841 . The late Bro . Woodyer , £ 25 ., less duty ... 22 10 0 1842 . Executors of Bro . George Henekysecond
, portion , less legacy duty ... ... 90 0 0 1843 . Executors of ditto , remainder of £ 300 , less duty , with interest ... ... ... Ill 3 O 1844 . The late Bro . Thomas Quarrington , of Gloucester , less duty ... ... 90 0 0 . 1845 . Executors of the late Bra . Edward Walpole , of Saville Bow , duty free ... ... 100 0 0
1858 . The late Bro . Thomas Dunbar , less duty on £ 50 . ... ... ... ... 42 1 6 1862 . The late Bro . Skelton , of No . 68 , £ 100 , less duty' ... ... ... ... 90 0 G 1865 . Tne late Bro . Mathew Eltham , of Lodge No . 73 ... ... ... ... 337 10 0 The late Bro . J . Williams , P . M ., No . 3 ... 10 10 0 1869 . The late Bro . George Leach £ 100 ., less duty with interest ... ... ... 93 8 10
The following form of bequest is recommended "I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the : time being , of the Institution faioivn by the . name of '' THE EOYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOE BOYS , " situate and being at Lordship *
Lane , Wood Green , in the Parish of Tottenham ^ the sum of to be raised and paid out of my ready money , plate , goods , and personal effects , ivhich , by law , I may or can charge with the payment of ihe same
[ and not out of any part of my lands , tenements , or hereditaments ) , to be applied towards carrying on the charitable designs ofthe said Institution , "
We candot better close our account of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys than by givingthe folloAving , which appeared in the " Daily NOAVS , " entitled " Young Freemasons . " " The distinguishing characteristic of the true
Freemason's heart being , as the initiated are aAvare , Charity , it is a little curious that the three benevolent institutions possessed by the craft , and of which it is rightly proud , should not be more generally knoAvn to the brethren . We are aAvare
that this statement will take many readers by surprise , and that , according to popular belief , the members of the Masonic body are active administrators of all connected with their order . Nay ,