it is right we should bring before the public as
much as possible the name of that great and distinguished
officer and Englishman who is now no more. He is not forgotten,
but as months and years go by so many important events come
before the public that sometimes other matters naturally are
considered more prominent, and even a name like General Gordon's
might be forgotten for a time. I am inclined to think there is
nothing that could perpetuate his memory in a more satisfactory
form in regard to his own relations, and what they think he
would have wished, than this boys' home. I cannot help thinking
'The Gordon Boys' Home' will be ever associated with the name of
General Charles Gordon.

"To obtain money is always a difficulty. I do not doubt the
willingness of the public to give money, but their ability is
not always so great, and I have a suggestion to make to you
which may find favour in your eyes. If it is thought desirable
that we should have a public dinner, I should be happy to take
the chair. We could invite many to attend and give as much as
they were able, and I have great hopes that in that way, and
from speeches that may be made, the subject will be brought
still more prominently before the public, and that we may do
more good than by advertising." The resolution "That the
Institution cannot be developed without larger funds, and it is
resolved that further effort be made to obtain them," was then
put to the meeting by His Royal Highness and carried.

The Duke of Cambridge said: "Having made my speech, I will not repeat
it. I admit I was out of order, but I now beg to move a vote of thanks
to His Royal Highness for his kindness in presiding on this occasion."
The motion was seconded by the Duke of Norfolk.

The leading article in the _Times_ on the following day thus closed:
"There are few benevolent institutions which offer fairer promise of
good results than the Gordon Boys' Home. But the care with which it has
been organized and the special sphere which it seeks to fill enable us
to press with greater confidence its peculiar claim to the support of
the English public, founded upon the fact that it forms a national
monument to the memory of a great Englishman. The heroism of General
Gordon, his betrayal by those who utilized his rare personal qualities
in the hour of their need, and the tragic end of a life