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the list of members of that Lodge for ten years from 1837 , so thafc it is something over thirty-five years since he last subscribed . No . 61 , J . M . Townsend , is fche widow of an initiate of No . 158 , Sheeruess , who paid to that Lodge for thirty-six years . The present is her first application .

No . 69 , E . L . Cooley , shows a total oP thirty years membership for her husband . He was initiated in No . 184 , Old Brompton , in 1855 , and remained a member until 1863 . He

joined No . 20 , Chatham , and subscribed from 1857 to 1867 Was first W . M . of No . 972 , Canterbury , in 1863 , and re mained on its roll till 1866 , aud joined No . 1449 , Canter bury , in 1873 , and continued as a member until 1881 .

Lancashire ( East ) provides four of tho seventy . No . 25 , J . Greenwood , now makes her third application , with six votes in hand ; a small number it is true , but nofc necessarily an indication of want of sympathy on fche part of the Lancashiro brethren . The votes of the Province are well

organised , and doubtless Mrs . Greenwood ' s time for attention is not far distant . Her husband was initiated in No . 308 , Todmorden , in 1832 , and paid almost up to the time of bis death , his payments being given as extending over forty-six years . The other three cases are all

fresh ones—Nos . 62 , 63 and 64 . The former , M . A . Petty , is the widow of an initiate of No . 204 , Manchester , who paid to that Lodge for 25 | years , from 1850 . He joined No . 1009 , also of Manchester , in 1864 , and paid there for 14 years . No . 63 , E . Greenwood , gives her husband ' s

initiation as far back as 1827 , when he was admitted to No . 26 , Burnley . He remained on the roll there for 18 f years . No . 64 , A . Hargreaves , gives 16 j years as her husband ' s membership , all of which were spent in his mother Lodge , No . 369 , Clitheroe .

Devonshire , Durham , Lincolnshire and Suffolk are each represented by three cases . The first on the list from Devonshire is No . 7 , J . Maddick , who , with 13 votes in hand , now comes forward for the fifth time . Her husband was initiated in No . 156 , Plymouth , in 1845 , and

continued a member of that Lodge for 23 | years , until 1869 . No . 23 , E . M . Thomas—third application—has 571 votes iu hand . She is the Avidow of an initiate of No . 1125 , Tiverton , who was a member of that Lodge for 11 years

( 1866-1877 ) . No . 31 , E . Chappie , is also a Plymouth initiate ' s case . Her husband was " made " in No . 159 , in 1855 , and paid thereto until 1867 . He joined No . 954 , Devonport , in 1863 , and continued on its roll until 1877 . He also paid to No . 1099 , Stoke Damerel , from 1866 to

10 // . Durham puts forward No . 1 on the list , J . Elliott , an old lady of 80 years of age , who now makes her tenth application , with a total of 764 votes brought forward . Her husband died in 1860 , so that the brethren of the Province

have had time to forget any grievance—if they had anyagainst him , and therefore have no excuse for neglecting his widow . Surely it would be better to make an effort to get this old lady elected , if she is deserving , or get her name removed from the list if she is nofc . Her husband was

initiated m No . 124 , Durham . No . 5 , S . A . Allen , sixth application , has only 439 votes on hand , so that it would appear Durham is not a very sympathetic Province for a deceased brother ' s widow . Her husband was initiated in

No . 531 , Hartlepool , in 1857 , and paid until 1868 . No . 44 , M . Crisp , secured but 8 votes at last election . Her husband was initiated in No . 97 , Sunderland , in 1861 , and paid for 20 years .

Lincolnshire takes the next oldest candidate on the list , bufc there is three years difference between her and Mrs . Elliott , just referred to . No . 2 , A . Wakefield , has 919 votes in hand with which to commence her seventh application . Her husband was initiated in 1840 , in No . 362 ,

Grantham , and paid for 35 | years , or up to within a few months of his death , which occurred in 1875 . No . 14 , C . Copeland , brings forward four votes from the last two elections . Her husband paid for 18 years to his mother

Lodge , No . 588 , Sleaford . No . 38 , A . Parker , is widow of another Sleaford initiate , her husband being admitted a member of No . 588 , in 1860 , and remaining on the roll for twelve years .

Suffolk has two second application cases and one first . No . 43 , A . W . Davis , is the widow of an initiate of No . 959 , Ipswich , who remained on the roll there from 1867 to 1874 . He subscribed to No . 1278 , London , from 1874 to 1879 ;

and to No . 1677 , London , during 1877 and 1878 ; a total in the three Lodges of 13 years . No . 47 , C . Golding ; her husband was initiated in No . 332 , Hadleigh , in 1838 , and paid until 1841 . He rejoined in 1854 , and paid up to

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1880 . He was also a member of No . 5 , Loudon , from 1856 to 1861 . No . 68 , E . A . Cook , is another Ipswich case ; her husband being initiated iu No . 376 , iu 1834 , aud remain , ing a member until 1840 . He joined No . 959 , also of Ipswich , and paid from 1863 to 1868 .

Essex has two casus . No . 13 , S . Fenuiug , whose hus . band was initiated in No . 51 , Colchester , and No . 58 , M , Jager , whose husband saw " light " in No . 453 , Chingford , The former ' s husband was admitted in 1839 , and paid foi 36 years ; the latter ' s in 1859 , and he continued his subscription until 1880 .

Yorkshire ( North and East ) has two cases , as likewise has the Western Division of the same county . No . 6 , M . Rowell , now makes a fifth application , bringing forward 368 votes . Her hnsband was initiated in Lodge -543

Stokesley , in 1851 , and paid to his mother Lodge until 1866 , a total of 16 f years . No . 10 , S . Greathead , is a third application , the number of votes brought forward being 363 . Her husband was for 33 years a member of Lodge 123 , Richmond , in which he was initiated in 1841 .

Yorkshire ( West ) puts forward two first applicants , No . 50 , E . A . Barras is Avidow of a brother who was initiated in , and for 19 years subscribed to , No . 131 , Sheffield , while No . 51 , M . Matthews , is the widow of another member of the same Lodge , who joined in 1864 and paid up to December 1870 .

We have now come to the end of the Provinces from which more than one case originates , and in view of the great amount of space already devoted to this review , and

also with the feeling that where only one case occurs , no comparison is needed , we shall content ourselves with merely giving the heads of the remaining Provincial cases , as follows : — Husband ' s Total Province . No . on list . Name . Lodge of Years ' initiation , subscribed .

Berks and Bucks 65 J Leaver 414 33 i Cheshire 70 M Harbord 477 14 ~ i Cornwall 34 J Penman 589 24 Lancashire ( West ) 4 N Cambell 241 24 £ Monmouth shire 41 L Cathoart 471 16 i

Northumberland 48 E Or Beattie ( late ) 138 24 * Nottingham 32 C C H 7 Buckley 402 Hi North Wales 46 E Potter 384 24 i Oxford 52 E Hobbs 340 28 * if

Somersetshire 35 U S L ratt 44 b u Sussex 24 P Stnbington 38 12 £ Warwickshire 9 S Coates 468 13 £ Worcestershire 39 H Caswell 377 Hi

The Jersey case is No . 60 , S . Croad , widow of an initiate of No . 590 , who from 1859 to 1876 continued a subscribing member of his mother Lodge . No . 37 , M , A . Watson , represents the military element ,

her husband having been initiated in ( late ) No . 633 , H . M . 89 th Regiment in 1829 . He remained a member of his mother Lodge until 1836 . In 1844 , another Lodge was started in the same regiment , and Bro . Watson was enrolled on the list of founders—to this he subscribed for ten

years . Last , but , as in the case of the old men , not the least worthy of support , comes No . 57 , J . Tribe , who gives a total of thirteen years as her late husband ' s Masonic career . He was initiated in No . 604 , Lyttelton , N . Z ., in

1853 ; he joined No . 609 , Canterbury . N . Z ., in 1860 , and became first W . M . of No . 1241 , Totara , N . Z ., in 1866 . There are doubtless many brethren who have votes at their

disposal , whose connection with New Zealand in years gone by will induce them to lend a helping hand to one of that colony ' s Masonic daughters . Let us hope thafc Mrs . Tribe will secure a place among the successful .

We feel that no apology is needed for any omissions we have made in the foregoing list . All we have done is to endeavour to show , in as plain a manner as possible , the claims which are being made upon the Benevolent

Institution by the various divisions of English Freemasonry , and to give brethren an opportunity of finding out those candidates which may be of most interest to them without wading through the whole of the one hundred and twenty cases , a task which only needs to be done once to prove the utter impossibility of remembering the details of any particular class .

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