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The October Election Of The Boys' School.
THE OCTOBER ELECTION OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
YERY much of what we said last week in connection with the supply of candidates for the Girls' School , applies with equal force to that of the Boys ' , the next election of which is fixed for Monday , tho 12 th proximo .
Here we find a long list of fifty-six approved candidates , of whom thirty-nine are new since the last election , seventeen only having * competed on previous occasions . In April last there were forty-four candidates for twenty-six
vacancies , and among tho unsuccessful was James Murray Green , a lad whoso age precluded him from taking a part in any further contests . Referring back , we find this lad took part in six elections , starting on the lasfc occasion
with 23 votes to his credit , and increasing that number by 169 polled on his last application . We will not inquire why he was not supported by the Province of which his father was a member , but wo should like to know how he came to have 169 votes wasted on him when it must have
been clear to his friends he stood not fche shadow of a chance of being elected . Wifch this one exception all the lads unsuccessful in April lasfc mako another appeal , two of
them now coming forward for tho sixth time , one for the fifth , two for the fourth , seven for the third , and five for the second .
As already stated , there are fifty-six lads on fche list of approved candidates for the coming election , but of this number two ( No . 21 , Harold William Adames , and No . 23 , Harry Handle Brown ) have been withdrawn , so that there
will be fifty-four to go to the poll , of whom thirty-seven are to be elected . There are , therefore , vacancies for more than two-thirds of the candidates , a state of affairs that
must be gratifying alike to those who are seeking the benefits of the Institution , and to those by whose exertions the funds are raised , which renders such a large number of vacancies available .
Six of the lads i * e . tnaining on the list now make the last appeal which their age will allow of , and of these , No . 1 , Frederick Teilo Davis , comes forward for the sixth time , wifch seven votes to his credit , five of which were polled on
his behalf at the lasfc election , in April . He is one of five children left to the care of a widowed mother , the father having been a member of the Loyal Cambrian Lodge , No . 110 , Eastern Division of South Wales , until the time
of his death , m 1881 . We hope , for fche sake of the widow , that the Province may be able to support his case next month . No . 3 , Arthur Warner , one of six fatherless children , has a total of 238 votes to his credit , ns ihe
result of four previous attempts . His father was a member of the Eanelagh Lodge , No . 834 , London , and rose to the dignity of Worshipful Master therein . Is this another instance of the evil effects of no organization of votino *
power in the great metropolis ? No . 12 , Plarry Edwards Henshaw , one of the children of a late member of the Fortitude and Old Cumberland Lodge , No . 12 , London , now comes forward , for the third time , with 719 votes
standing to his credit . He and two other children are still dependent on their mother , who , however , has a daughter in the Girls' School . No . 13 , Alfred Ernest
Astington , polled 275 votes in April last , when he appeared on the list for the first time . Ho is ono of five children leffc to the care of their mother , whose husband , a former member of the Old England Lodge , No . 1790 ,
The October Election Of The Boys' School.
London , died in Jnno of last year . No . 25 , Jonah Murfin , is a now case . He is one of four dependent children whose father died last December , tho latter having been a member of the Wcstbourne Lodge , No . 733 ,
London , for upwards of eleven years . This case should stand oufc at fche close of the poll as an example of what Londoners can do , for if the brethren of the Wcstbourne Lodge take the matter in hand they ought to be sure of
securing the lad's election . No . 34 , William Henry Grant Smithers , is also a first application case . His father was initiated in the Sfc . Cecilia Lodge , No . 1636 , Sussex , and is accredited with seven years' Masonic membership . He has
deserted this lad and four other children , who are now dependent on their mother . Under all the circumstances of the case wo hope that the brethren who havo put fche lad forward will be able to secure sufficient support to ensure his election . No better illustration of the true
principles of Masonry could perhaps be found than that of caring for the family of an erring brother , and the election of this boy would abundantly prove thafc even this comes within fche scope of Freemasonry . We thus see that of the
six lasfc applications four are London cases and two Provincial . Wc hope that all of them , if they are really worthy , may bo provided for in the Masonic School ore ifc be too late .
London has twenty-two other cases on the present list , making a total of twenty-six from the Metropolis , as compared wifch fcwcnfcy-eighfc from the Provinces and Foreign Stations , so that on this occasion London is nofc far behind
m fche way of applications . Three of theso remaining London cases are lads who have each lost both parents , and each of whom now appeal for the first time . No . 35 , George Bryce Worthingfcon , is ono of three dependent
parentless children . The father was initiated in fche Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , and afterwards joined the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , so that tho lad should have
some good friends to interest themselves on his behalf . No . 22 , Claude Ernest Arrowsmith , is one of two children similai-lv circumstanced . His father was also a member of
tho Wcstbourne Lodge , No . 733 , and had there attained to the office of Senior Warden . He was a liberal supporter of the three Institutions , and now , in tho timo of his children ' s distress , we hope ono of those Institutions may
prove a liberal benefactor fco his family . No . 51 , Edward Dyer , is the only dependent child of a late member of fche Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , but having lost both of his parents , he is dependent in fcho fullest sense of fche term .
The lad has a number of worthy brethren working on his behalf , who are most anxious to secure his election next month , but they full y rccngnisu the magnitude of the task they have to perform , and rely , in a greafc measure , on fcho
support of fchcir friends and any who worn acquainted with the lad ' s father . We trust they may nofc be disappointed in their desire , but thafc their efforts to do good may be
warmly supported by all who are able to tender even a little help . In such a case we feel sure relief will bo afforded in one of the most
deserving quarters . No . 5 , Samuel William Knight , is a candidate for the fourth timo , and brings forward a total of 311 votes . His father wns a member of tho Vifruvhu Lodge , No . 87 , and rose to the office of Senior Warden
therein . Ho died in October IcHo , and there are now three of his children dependent on fchcir mother . No . 6 , Percy White Musgrave , ono of five fatherless dependent children , has a sister in the Girls' School . His friends havo
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The October Election Of The Boys' School.
THE OCTOBER ELECTION OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
YERY much of what we said last week in connection with the supply of candidates for the Girls' School , applies with equal force to that of the Boys ' , the next election of which is fixed for Monday , tho 12 th proximo .
Here we find a long list of fifty-six approved candidates , of whom thirty-nine are new since the last election , seventeen only having * competed on previous occasions . In April last there were forty-four candidates for twenty-six
vacancies , and among tho unsuccessful was James Murray Green , a lad whoso age precluded him from taking a part in any further contests . Referring back , we find this lad took part in six elections , starting on the lasfc occasion
with 23 votes to his credit , and increasing that number by 169 polled on his last application . We will not inquire why he was not supported by the Province of which his father was a member , but wo should like to know how he came to have 169 votes wasted on him when it must have
been clear to his friends he stood not fche shadow of a chance of being elected . Wifch this one exception all the lads unsuccessful in April lasfc mako another appeal , two of
them now coming forward for tho sixth time , one for the fifth , two for the fourth , seven for the third , and five for the second .
As already stated , there are fifty-six lads on fche list of approved candidates for the coming election , but of this number two ( No . 21 , Harold William Adames , and No . 23 , Harry Handle Brown ) have been withdrawn , so that there
will be fifty-four to go to the poll , of whom thirty-seven are to be elected . There are , therefore , vacancies for more than two-thirds of the candidates , a state of affairs that
must be gratifying alike to those who are seeking the benefits of the Institution , and to those by whose exertions the funds are raised , which renders such a large number of vacancies available .
Six of the lads i * e . tnaining on the list now make the last appeal which their age will allow of , and of these , No . 1 , Frederick Teilo Davis , comes forward for the sixth time , wifch seven votes to his credit , five of which were polled on
his behalf at the lasfc election , in April . He is one of five children left to the care of a widowed mother , the father having been a member of the Loyal Cambrian Lodge , No . 110 , Eastern Division of South Wales , until the time
of his death , m 1881 . We hope , for fche sake of the widow , that the Province may be able to support his case next month . No . 3 , Arthur Warner , one of six fatherless children , has a total of 238 votes to his credit , ns ihe
result of four previous attempts . His father was a member of the Eanelagh Lodge , No . 834 , London , and rose to the dignity of Worshipful Master therein . Is this another instance of the evil effects of no organization of votino *
power in the great metropolis ? No . 12 , Plarry Edwards Henshaw , one of the children of a late member of the Fortitude and Old Cumberland Lodge , No . 12 , London , now comes forward , for the third time , with 719 votes
standing to his credit . He and two other children are still dependent on their mother , who , however , has a daughter in the Girls' School . No . 13 , Alfred Ernest
Astington , polled 275 votes in April last , when he appeared on the list for the first time . Ho is ono of five children leffc to the care of their mother , whose husband , a former member of the Old England Lodge , No . 1790 ,
The October Election Of The Boys' School.
London , died in Jnno of last year . No . 25 , Jonah Murfin , is a now case . He is one of four dependent children whose father died last December , tho latter having been a member of the Wcstbourne Lodge , No . 733 ,
London , for upwards of eleven years . This case should stand oufc at fche close of the poll as an example of what Londoners can do , for if the brethren of the Wcstbourne Lodge take the matter in hand they ought to be sure of
securing the lad's election . No . 34 , William Henry Grant Smithers , is also a first application case . His father was initiated in the Sfc . Cecilia Lodge , No . 1636 , Sussex , and is accredited with seven years' Masonic membership . He has
deserted this lad and four other children , who are now dependent on their mother . Under all the circumstances of the case wo hope that the brethren who havo put fche lad forward will be able to secure sufficient support to ensure his election . No better illustration of the true
principles of Masonry could perhaps be found than that of caring for the family of an erring brother , and the election of this boy would abundantly prove thafc even this comes within fche scope of Freemasonry . We thus see that of the
six lasfc applications four are London cases and two Provincial . Wc hope that all of them , if they are really worthy , may bo provided for in the Masonic School ore ifc be too late .
London has twenty-two other cases on the present list , making a total of twenty-six from the Metropolis , as compared wifch fcwcnfcy-eighfc from the Provinces and Foreign Stations , so that on this occasion London is nofc far behind
m fche way of applications . Three of theso remaining London cases are lads who have each lost both parents , and each of whom now appeal for the first time . No . 35 , George Bryce Worthingfcon , is ono of three dependent
parentless children . The father was initiated in fche Knights of Malta Lodge , No . 50 , and afterwards joined the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , so that tho lad should have
some good friends to interest themselves on his behalf . No . 22 , Claude Ernest Arrowsmith , is one of two children similai-lv circumstanced . His father was also a member of
tho Wcstbourne Lodge , No . 733 , and had there attained to the office of Senior Warden . He was a liberal supporter of the three Institutions , and now , in tho timo of his children ' s distress , we hope ono of those Institutions may
prove a liberal benefactor fco his family . No . 51 , Edward Dyer , is the only dependent child of a late member of fche Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , but having lost both of his parents , he is dependent in fcho fullest sense of fche term .
The lad has a number of worthy brethren working on his behalf , who are most anxious to secure his election next month , but they full y rccngnisu the magnitude of the task they have to perform , and rely , in a greafc measure , on fcho
support of fchcir friends and any who worn acquainted with the lad ' s father . We trust they may nofc be disappointed in their desire , but thafc their efforts to do good may be
warmly supported by all who are able to tender even a little help . In such a case we feel sure relief will bo afforded in one of the most
deserving quarters . No . 5 , Samuel William Knight , is a candidate for the fourth timo , and brings forward a total of 311 votes . His father wns a member of tho Vifruvhu Lodge , No . 87 , and rose to the office of Senior Warden
therein . Ho died in October IcHo , and there are now three of his children dependent on fchcir mother . No . 6 , Percy White Musgrave , ono of five fatherless dependent children , has a sister in the Girls' School . His friends havo