The Election For The Boys' School.

THE ELECTION FOR THE BOYS ' SCHOOL .

WE spoke last week of the candidates eligible for tho coming election of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Girls , and now , turning to the companion charity , we find a list of thirty-seven approved candidates who will take part in the half yearly

election of the Boys' School , to take place on Friday , the 9 th October . As in the case of the Girls' School , the proportion of vacancies to candidates is most gratifying , for it will he seen that just over one-half

of the approved candidates can be admitted to the benefits of the Institution , a state of affairs which , viewed in connection with the experiences of the past , is very satisfactory , and goes far to prove that the Craft is well able to keep pace with the calls made

upon its bounty . Among the candidates for the Boys' School are six last application cases . No . 1 , Archibald Wallace Campbell , has taken part in eight previous contests , and now has a total of 347 votes to his credit , a number which will require very considerably increasing to

be of any service in tho coming struggle ; ho is one of four children dependent on their mother , who is the widow of a brother initiated under the Scottish Constitution , who subsequently joined St . Keyna

Lodge , No . 1833 , Somerset , and Concord , No . 1135 , Devon . The father served the office of Master in the latter , and was one of the founders of the former , rising

to the office of Senior Deacon therein . No . 4 , William Renell Seward , brings forward 81 votes as the result of five applications . He is one of three dependent children left by a brother who was initiated in Prudentia Lodge , No . 1859 , Madras , in which district

he rose to the dignity of Grand Standard Bearer , passing the chair in his mother Lodge . No . 5 , Matthew Golightly , is a fifth application case , with 67 recorded votes in hand . This lad ' s father was

also initiated under the Scottish Constitution , and affiliated with England in the Sun , Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , in the Province of Cumberland and Westmoreland ; there are three children now dependent on the widowed mother . No . 8 , Dudley Ward Ferguson , has made two previous flf \ t \ Af 1 In 4 t w i-I Vv A C 4 O ^ CT »^ t < Ls > . ^« + > n Km /> n /\/ 'li'ta a Ittr * 4 n 4 > li AU vuiua uicuiu uiiuvi

ufjjjctuiD , mm HUB o < u uu m » , mo , who is still living , was initiated in the Phcenix Lodge , No . 173 , and became a joining member of the Creaton , No . 1791 , both in London ; he is a Past

Master ot his Lodge , and has filled the office of Treasurer therein ; he also has a fine record as a supporter of the Charities , having qualified as Life Subscriber of two of the Institutions , and as Life Governor and Steward of the other . We hone his

past efforts to help others may prove of some benefit to him now that he is in need of help for his own family . No . 17 , Harry Percival Midgley , is a new case . He is one of eight children dependent on thenmother , who is the widow of a brother initiated in the

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Corinthian Lodgo , No . 1382 , London . The other last application is No . 32 , Henry William Alner Long , who is ono of four children loft by an old member of Mount Edgcumbe Lodgo , No . 1446 , London . In

regard to these two latter we have no evidence of what their friends can do , but it is evident the support already secured for the first four mentioned is very far from what will bo required to ensure their admission to the benefits they seek , and wo fear that some of them will be in the unfortunate predicament of

having to be removed from the list of candidates in consequence of the action of the age limit law . We sincerely hope a better fate is in store for them , but the outlook is certainly far from encouraging . Happily there is not a single case on tho list of

both parents being cleacl ; but , as we iiave so olten pointed out , degrees of eligibility are impossible of determination , and on that account the absence of parentless candidates does not necessarily imply that there are none specially deserving of assistance . We should certainly like to see help given to all who aro

applicants lor tne benehts ot the institution , but as that cannot be we can only hope that those most in need of it may , in turn , reap the advantages offered . London is answerable for fourteen of the candidates . In one case , that of Henry Thomas Youens , No . 14 on the list , the Province of Surrey is also interested ,

the lad ' s father having joined the Ewell , No . 1851 , after having been initiated in the West Middlesex , No . 1612 . Bro . Youens is living , and has a host of friends who are using their best efforts to help him in his time of need , as is evidenced by the fact that his son secured 1508 votes at the April election , when

he made his first application . Bro . Youens has well supported the Charities in years gone by , and it is gratifying to see that his efforts on behalf of others are likely to bear fruit in aid of his own family ; ho is a Life Governor of the Boys' School , and a Life

Subscriber of the other two Institutions , as well as Past Master of No . 1851 . No . 27 , Charles Joseph Callender , is one of seven children left by a brother initiated in the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 865 , who subsequently helped to found the Kiehmond , No . 2032 , so that Middlesex and London stand

sponsors for the son , who is one of seven children now dependent on their widowed mother . The father was a Life Governor of the Benevolent Institution , and an occasional Subscriber to the other two . From the Provinces we have twenty cases , besides

the two already referred to m which London is jointly interested , while the remaining three are accredited to Foreign Stations , two of them being from Madras , and one from a Demerara Lodge . It is worthy of note that the larger Provinces are not

represented to any great extent on the present list . The name of West Yorkshire is altogether absent , and so is that of West Lancashire , while Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is also among the absentees on this occasion . East Lancashire and Derbyshire are