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Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOLS ELECTION , OCTOBER 1886 .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
DKAR SIR AND BROTIIKK , —Although you havo given your usual resume * of the claims of the several candidates , I dare say you can find room for au old contributor to say a few words ou the same subject . The first thing that I always do , aud shall , is , to call tho
attention of your readers to tho last chances ; of these we have four cases—threo on a first , and one on a second applicationamongst tho girls , and seven amongst the boys—threo ( Newton , Renneson , Pnrnell ) for a first and final , one ( Jones ) for tho second time , with 0 to Ids credit ; one ( Andrews ) for the third , with
333 ; one ( Gibbs ) for the fourth , with 13 ; and one ( laylor ) tor the fifth , with 50 . The last caso is from East Lancashire , and tho last but one from Hants and Isle of Wight , each Province capable of ensuring the election of one or more candidates whenever they please ; consequently , if these applicants are unsuccessful , tho fault
rests entirely with the Provinces , for if tho cases aro unworthy of support they ought never to have been brought forward , or if the candidates or their friends have become possessed of sufficient means ( tho want of which should be tho only reason for refusing to place on list ) sinco their candidateship commenced , they should be withdrawn ;
the last case but two , Andrews , is from London . Now , Loudon cases generally aro very uncertain ; for this reason—which should rejoice the hearts of the Provincial brethren—viz ., that , with few exceptions , the London voters do not pull together , but work independently , both as Lodges and as individual members . It is right and proper
that this should bo so , but if only a quarter of the number of the London Lodges pulled together they could make a moral certainty at any election whom they should or should not put on . But to come back to tho lad Andrews ; with 333 votes his supporters ought not to relax their efforts until at least 1200 more are secured . Jones is a
West Lancashire lad , and though he has no votes to his credit West Laucashire will put him in , and ono of her other candidates besides . The other three belong to East Lancashire , West Yorkshire , and Warwickshire , respectively , and can all be returned if they secure the supriort of their several Provinces . Amongst the four
last chances with the Girls , is Martha Steng , a second application , 250 votes to the good ; this candidate can be returned with very little effort on tbe part cf those by whom she is recommended . The other three—Marshall , Nicholson , aud Johnson—from West Lancashire , South Wales ( Eastern Division ) , and Worcestershire , should
be equally safe . I do not think any of the others call for particular remark , but I would venture to direct the attention of those brethren who are working cases , or who have tho getting them up , to the case of Elizabeth Waspe , without either parent , but with a wealthy uncle ; her appeal is made in this guise , " four children were left
Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
dependent . " Now this statement is misleading , though true ; for one is dead , and tho brother whom I promised to support last April was successful , and is now in the Boys' School , leaving only two dependent . Iu support of tho preseut candidate my name has been used without my sanction ; this I should not have given , because as their
late father was a Licensed Victualler , I do not soe , in fairness to much more necessitous cases on our list , why his child should not have been a candidate for tho very excellent Institutions of that body ; therefore , although my name is on the child ' s canvassiug paper , I shall not support the case , lor the reason stated , not however that thafc
will inako much difference , but I object to my name being used without leave , and also to saddling the Masonic Institutions with more than their fair share ofthe general burden . The case I am advocating is that of Edith Melhuish , where they have four other children ( with . out parents ) still dependent on friends , after placing a boy in the other Masonic Institution at the last election .
Yours fraternally , P . M . 1607 .
to a _ o ta " -3 "i . cl Jj ¦¦§ ¦ - Parents Living . « 3 <» & " > . 2 < D" fe ° S " 8 ftp CH ' £ 7 . £ * § < ° - ^ ^ o J ? S < B cc 00 aa a u . o £ j SX 53 " 1 •< HoS [ i | ffloQ . ! 2 ; < l yrs . mos . yrs . mos . 1 to 9 BOYS 44 9 6 9 1 J 8 or | 37 2 1 0 4 4 yrs . mos . yrs . mos . 1 to 8 Gnus 33 9 3 10 4 8 or i 24 0 4 1 4 4
Provinces whence the Candidates come . BOYS . —London 11 , Berks and Bucks 1 , Bristol 1 , Cornwall 2 , Durham 3 , Essex 2 , Gloucester 1 , Hants 3 , Kent 1 , East Lancashire 4 , West Lancashire 3 , Middlesex 1 , Norfolk 2 , Northumberland 1 , Warwickshire 1 , Wilts 1 , West Yorkshire 2 , North Wales 1 , South Wales ( East ) 1 , Colonies 2 . Gnus . —London 5 £ , Cheshire i Cornwall ¦} , Devon 1 , Durham TJ-, Hants 2 , Herts 4-, Kent 2 , East Lancashire 3 , West Lancashire 1 , Lincoln 1 , Middlesex l £ , Norfolk 1 , Surrey 1 , Sussex 2 , Warwickshire 1 , Worcestershire 2 , North and East Yorkshire 1 £ , West Yoikshiro h , South Walc 3 ( East ) 1 , Channel Islands 1 , Colonics 2 .
Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
HOYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION EOE GIRLS .
average p . « Cost Subscriptions Se ™ Years' Surplus or Seven Tears ' Pr 0 V 1 Dce - Na this Year . this Year . q f . f ™ a A ™™ Subscriptions . this Year . Surplus or Deficit . London .... 77 2720 6 8 53 S 3 3 0 5920 5 4 2662 3 0 * 3199 18 8 , * Bedford ... - — — 13-1 13 0 26 2 9 131 13 0 * 26 2 9 * Berks and Bucks - - 1 35 6 8 228 5 0 226 19 3 192 18 4 * 190 12 7 Bristol .... — — U 5 19 0 51 15 0 145 19 0 * 51 15 0 * Cambridge - - - — — 273 0 0 57 6 0 273 0 0 * 57 6 0 * Cheshire ... 7 217 G S 7 S 15 0 127 12 2 168 11 8 f 119 14 6 ^ Cornwall . . . U 53 0 0 31 10 0 51 7 7 21 10 Of 1 12 $ Cumberland and Westmoreland - 2 i 88 6 8 — 57 10 3 88 6 8 f 30 16 5 t Derby ... - 2 70 13 4 37 10 0 111 19 8 33 3 4 f 71 6 4 * Devon .... ( 5 212 0 0 136 19 0 155 3 10 65 11 Of 56 16 2 + Dorset .... 1 35 6 8 147 16 0 89 13 10 107 9 4 * 54 7 2 * Durham - . - . 3 106 0 0 68 5 0 91 1 10 38 15 Of 14 18 2 + Essex - - - - — 212 0 0 245 14 0 288 14 3 43 14 0 * 76 14 3 * Gloucester - - - 4 141 6 S 222 12 0 310 6 0 80 5 4 * 168 19 4 * Hants - - - - 12 i 441 3 4 177 5 0 382 13 1 263 18 4 f 59 0 3 f
Hereford ... _ _ 74 11 0 10 13 0 74 11 0 * ' 10 13 0 Herts .... 2 £ 88 G 8 131 10 132 2 0 42 14 4 ® 43 15 4 * Kent .... 15 530 0 0 547 6 0 410 63 17 6 0 * 113 13 9 f Lancashire ( Eai-t ) - - 4 141 6 8 170 0 0 152 16 1 28 13 4 * 11 9 5 * Lancashire ( West ) - . 8 283 13 4 363 GO 211 2 11 79 12 8 * 72 10 5 t Leicester shire and Eubland - 2 70 13 4 10 10 0 102 9 5 60 3 4 f 31 16 1 * Lincolnshire ... 5 176 13 4 — 13 10 0 176 13 4 f 163 3 if Middlesex ... 5 17 fi 13 4 171 86 337 2 5 1 4 lOf 160 9 1 * Monmouth ... 2 70 13 4 199 10 0 96 10 6 128 16 8 * 25 * 19 2 * Norfolk .... 2 70 13 4 67 4 0 85 12 G 39 4 f 14 19 2 * Norths and Hunts - 1 35 0 8 — — 35 6 8 f 35 6 8 * Northumberland - . 4 ll-L 6 8 906 12 0 158 15 3 765 5 4 * 17 S 7 * Nottingham ... 2 70 13 4 — 98 2 S 70 13 If 27 9 4 * Oxford - - - - — _ 106 0 0 113 19 7 106 0 0 * 113 19 7 * Slironshiro ... X 17 1 Q A . __ -in 10 , 1 . -1 r , - ¦ „ i 4 . 1 JI — —
~ r w « ^ . J . U - 1 / jo <* j 11 XJ 'b ] Somerset ... 5 176 13 4 133 7 0 139 11 0 -13 G 4 f 35 2 4 f St'ff » rd .... 2 70 13 4 201 15 0 265 6 0 131 2 8 * 191 12 8 * Suffolk ... . at ly . j , fj s 12 G 10 6 155 14 1 67 16 2 f 39 12 7 f Surrey .... __ _ 1315 13 Q 30 l 4 G 1315 15 f ;* 3 Ql 4 f . # Sussex ... . 5 170 13 j , __ , l 7 (] 5 2 176 13 4 f 299 11 10 * Warwick ... 4 in ( j s 102 18 0 190 12 9 38 8 8 f 49 G 1 * Wiltshire ... 5 I 7 f ; 13 4 . 200 11 0 153 7 3 33 18 S * 23 G If W .-. rcoster ... 2 70 13 4 63 0 0 135 12 0 7 13 4 f 61 IS 8 * Yorkshire ( North aiv . l fast ) - -J , 1 ) 1 0 8 82 0 0 190 13 7 59 6 8 f 49 6 11 * Y . rk-diire ( West ) - . 23 £ 830 G 8 500 0 0 765 8 7 330 6 8 f 64 18 if N . Wales - ... 1 35 6 8 102 7 6 11311 5 67 010 * 108 4 9 * S . Wales ( Kast ) ... 5 176 13 4 140 0 0 116 14 3 36 13 4 + 29 19 If S . Wales ( West ) ... 3 70 13 4 — 80 7 2 70 13 4 + 9 13 8 * Channel Islands .. . 1 35 G S 63 0 0 26 8 0 27 13 4 . 9 1 8 f Colonics .... or 235 13 4 105 00 88 6 9 235 13 4 J 146 6 7 t The * denotes Surplus ; the f denotes Defioifc .
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Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOLS ELECTION , OCTOBER 1886 .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE .
DKAR SIR AND BROTIIKK , —Although you havo given your usual resume * of the claims of the several candidates , I dare say you can find room for au old contributor to say a few words ou the same subject . The first thing that I always do , aud shall , is , to call tho
attention of your readers to tho last chances ; of these we have four cases—threo on a first , and one on a second applicationamongst tho girls , and seven amongst the boys—threo ( Newton , Renneson , Pnrnell ) for a first and final , one ( Jones ) for tho second time , with 0 to Ids credit ; one ( Andrews ) for the third , with
333 ; one ( Gibbs ) for the fourth , with 13 ; and one ( laylor ) tor the fifth , with 50 . The last caso is from East Lancashire , and tho last but one from Hants and Isle of Wight , each Province capable of ensuring the election of one or more candidates whenever they please ; consequently , if these applicants are unsuccessful , tho fault
rests entirely with the Provinces , for if tho cases aro unworthy of support they ought never to have been brought forward , or if the candidates or their friends have become possessed of sufficient means ( tho want of which should be tho only reason for refusing to place on list ) sinco their candidateship commenced , they should be withdrawn ;
the last case but two , Andrews , is from London . Now , Loudon cases generally aro very uncertain ; for this reason—which should rejoice the hearts of the Provincial brethren—viz ., that , with few exceptions , the London voters do not pull together , but work independently , both as Lodges and as individual members . It is right and proper
that this should bo so , but if only a quarter of the number of the London Lodges pulled together they could make a moral certainty at any election whom they should or should not put on . But to come back to tho lad Andrews ; with 333 votes his supporters ought not to relax their efforts until at least 1200 more are secured . Jones is a
West Lancashire lad , and though he has no votes to his credit West Laucashire will put him in , and ono of her other candidates besides . The other three belong to East Lancashire , West Yorkshire , and Warwickshire , respectively , and can all be returned if they secure the supriort of their several Provinces . Amongst the four
last chances with the Girls , is Martha Steng , a second application , 250 votes to the good ; this candidate can be returned with very little effort on tbe part cf those by whom she is recommended . The other three—Marshall , Nicholson , aud Johnson—from West Lancashire , South Wales ( Eastern Division ) , and Worcestershire , should
be equally safe . I do not think any of the others call for particular remark , but I would venture to direct the attention of those brethren who are working cases , or who have tho getting them up , to the case of Elizabeth Waspe , without either parent , but with a wealthy uncle ; her appeal is made in this guise , " four children were left
Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
dependent . " Now this statement is misleading , though true ; for one is dead , and tho brother whom I promised to support last April was successful , and is now in the Boys' School , leaving only two dependent . Iu support of tho preseut candidate my name has been used without my sanction ; this I should not have given , because as their
late father was a Licensed Victualler , I do not soe , in fairness to much more necessitous cases on our list , why his child should not have been a candidate for tho very excellent Institutions of that body ; therefore , although my name is on the child ' s canvassiug paper , I shall not support the case , lor the reason stated , not however that thafc
will inako much difference , but I object to my name being used without leave , and also to saddling the Masonic Institutions with more than their fair share ofthe general burden . The case I am advocating is that of Edith Melhuish , where they have four other children ( with . out parents ) still dependent on friends , after placing a boy in the other Masonic Institution at the last election .
Yours fraternally , P . M . 1607 .
to a _ o ta " -3 "i . cl Jj ¦¦§ ¦ - Parents Living . « 3 <» & " > . 2 < D" fe ° S " 8 ftp CH ' £ 7 . £ * § < ° - ^ ^ o J ? S < B cc 00 aa a u . o £ j SX 53 " 1 •< HoS [ i | ffloQ . ! 2 ; < l yrs . mos . yrs . mos . 1 to 9 BOYS 44 9 6 9 1 J 8 or | 37 2 1 0 4 4 yrs . mos . yrs . mos . 1 to 8 Gnus 33 9 3 10 4 8 or i 24 0 4 1 4 4
Provinces whence the Candidates come . BOYS . —London 11 , Berks and Bucks 1 , Bristol 1 , Cornwall 2 , Durham 3 , Essex 2 , Gloucester 1 , Hants 3 , Kent 1 , East Lancashire 4 , West Lancashire 3 , Middlesex 1 , Norfolk 2 , Northumberland 1 , Warwickshire 1 , Wilts 1 , West Yorkshire 2 , North Wales 1 , South Wales ( East ) 1 , Colonies 2 . Gnus . —London 5 £ , Cheshire i Cornwall ¦} , Devon 1 , Durham TJ-, Hants 2 , Herts 4-, Kent 2 , East Lancashire 3 , West Lancashire 1 , Lincoln 1 , Middlesex l £ , Norfolk 1 , Surrey 1 , Sussex 2 , Warwickshire 1 , Worcestershire 2 , North and East Yorkshire 1 £ , West Yoikshiro h , South Walc 3 ( East ) 1 , Channel Islands 1 , Colonics 2 .
Boys' And Girls' Schools Election, October 1886.
HOYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION EOE GIRLS .
average p . « Cost Subscriptions Se ™ Years' Surplus or Seven Tears ' Pr 0 V 1 Dce - Na this Year . this Year . q f . f ™ a A ™™ Subscriptions . this Year . Surplus or Deficit . London .... 77 2720 6 8 53 S 3 3 0 5920 5 4 2662 3 0 * 3199 18 8 , * Bedford ... - — — 13-1 13 0 26 2 9 131 13 0 * 26 2 9 * Berks and Bucks - - 1 35 6 8 228 5 0 226 19 3 192 18 4 * 190 12 7 Bristol .... — — U 5 19 0 51 15 0 145 19 0 * 51 15 0 * Cambridge - - - — — 273 0 0 57 6 0 273 0 0 * 57 6 0 * Cheshire ... 7 217 G S 7 S 15 0 127 12 2 168 11 8 f 119 14 6 ^ Cornwall . . . U 53 0 0 31 10 0 51 7 7 21 10 Of 1 12 $ Cumberland and Westmoreland - 2 i 88 6 8 — 57 10 3 88 6 8 f 30 16 5 t Derby ... - 2 70 13 4 37 10 0 111 19 8 33 3 4 f 71 6 4 * Devon .... ( 5 212 0 0 136 19 0 155 3 10 65 11 Of 56 16 2 + Dorset .... 1 35 6 8 147 16 0 89 13 10 107 9 4 * 54 7 2 * Durham - . - . 3 106 0 0 68 5 0 91 1 10 38 15 Of 14 18 2 + Essex - - - - — 212 0 0 245 14 0 288 14 3 43 14 0 * 76 14 3 * Gloucester - - - 4 141 6 S 222 12 0 310 6 0 80 5 4 * 168 19 4 * Hants - - - - 12 i 441 3 4 177 5 0 382 13 1 263 18 4 f 59 0 3 f
Hereford ... _ _ 74 11 0 10 13 0 74 11 0 * ' 10 13 0 Herts .... 2 £ 88 G 8 131 10 132 2 0 42 14 4 ® 43 15 4 * Kent .... 15 530 0 0 547 6 0 410 63 17 6 0 * 113 13 9 f Lancashire ( Eai-t ) - - 4 141 6 8 170 0 0 152 16 1 28 13 4 * 11 9 5 * Lancashire ( West ) - . 8 283 13 4 363 GO 211 2 11 79 12 8 * 72 10 5 t Leicester shire and Eubland - 2 70 13 4 10 10 0 102 9 5 60 3 4 f 31 16 1 * Lincolnshire ... 5 176 13 4 — 13 10 0 176 13 4 f 163 3 if Middlesex ... 5 17 fi 13 4 171 86 337 2 5 1 4 lOf 160 9 1 * Monmouth ... 2 70 13 4 199 10 0 96 10 6 128 16 8 * 25 * 19 2 * Norfolk .... 2 70 13 4 67 4 0 85 12 G 39 4 f 14 19 2 * Norths and Hunts - 1 35 0 8 — — 35 6 8 f 35 6 8 * Northumberland - . 4 ll-L 6 8 906 12 0 158 15 3 765 5 4 * 17 S 7 * Nottingham ... 2 70 13 4 — 98 2 S 70 13 If 27 9 4 * Oxford - - - - — _ 106 0 0 113 19 7 106 0 0 * 113 19 7 * Slironshiro ... X 17 1 Q A . __ -in 10 , 1 . -1 r , - ¦ „ i 4 . 1 JI — —
~ r w « ^ . J . U - 1 / jo <* j 11 XJ 'b ] Somerset ... 5 176 13 4 133 7 0 139 11 0 -13 G 4 f 35 2 4 f St'ff » rd .... 2 70 13 4 201 15 0 265 6 0 131 2 8 * 191 12 8 * Suffolk ... . at ly . j , fj s 12 G 10 6 155 14 1 67 16 2 f 39 12 7 f Surrey .... __ _ 1315 13 Q 30 l 4 G 1315 15 f ;* 3 Ql 4 f . # Sussex ... . 5 170 13 j , __ , l 7 (] 5 2 176 13 4 f 299 11 10 * Warwick ... 4 in ( j s 102 18 0 190 12 9 38 8 8 f 49 G 1 * Wiltshire ... 5 I 7 f ; 13 4 . 200 11 0 153 7 3 33 18 S * 23 G If W .-. rcoster ... 2 70 13 4 63 0 0 135 12 0 7 13 4 f 61 IS 8 * Yorkshire ( North aiv . l fast ) - -J , 1 ) 1 0 8 82 0 0 190 13 7 59 6 8 f 49 6 11 * Y . rk-diire ( West ) - . 23 £ 830 G 8 500 0 0 765 8 7 330 6 8 f 64 18 if N . Wales - ... 1 35 6 8 102 7 6 11311 5 67 010 * 108 4 9 * S . Wales ( Kast ) ... 5 176 13 4 140 0 0 116 14 3 36 13 4 + 29 19 If S . Wales ( West ) ... 3 70 13 4 — 80 7 2 70 13 4 + 9 13 8 * Channel Islands .. . 1 35 G S 63 0 0 26 8 0 27 13 4 . 9 1 8 f Colonics .... or 235 13 4 105 00 88 6 9 235 13 4 J 146 6 7 t The * denotes Surplus ; the f denotes Defioifc .