Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .

THE usual October Court of the Governors aud Subscribers to this Institution was held on Saturday , 14 th inst ., at Freemasons' Tavern , London . The Grand Treasurer , Bro . Col . Creaton , occupying the chair . Somo discussion arose on the proposition to confirm the minutes of the last Court , when it was decided that two sisters

should not be allowed in the Institution , either by election or purchase ; but eventually tho minutes wore confirmed . The two propositions relative to the future days of election , of which notice had been given in the following terms , were agreed to : —

1 . "That the Days of Election in the Two ( Boys' and Girls' ) Institutions remain unaltered , provided only—that when the Quarterly Courts for Election of Candidates shall fall respectively on the Saturday immediately following Good Friday and on Easter Monday , the Quarterly Court in each case shall bo postponed to tho corresponding days in the ensuing weeks . "

2 . " That whenever the Quarterly Courts for the Election of Candidates in the Two ( Boys' and Oirls' ) Institutions shall fall respectively on the Saturday immediately following Good Friday and on Easter Monday the Quarterly Court in each case shall be postponed for one week . "

The next business was tbe recommendation of the House Committee— " That a gratuity of thirty-five guineas be granted to Miss A . F . Triggs , tho Second Assistant Governess , on her appointment to the position of Head Mistress of the Dublin Female Orphan School . " This was

carried , and then the Chairman announced that intelligence had just been received from the Provincial Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Wight ( W . W . B . Beach , Esq ., M . P . ) , expressing his willingness to undertake the presidency of next anniversary Festival of the Institution , to

be held in May 1883 . Tlie poll was then opened for the election of seven girls , from an approved list of twenty can . didates , the result being in the case of the successful , as recorded in our advertising pages , and as regards the unsuccessful as follows : —

No . on List . Name . Votes . 19 Keily , Maude Pitt - . . 1762 2 Hill , Ethel Augusta . . . 1565 6 Mason , Florence - - . 1388 5 Prebble , Frances Annie - . 1255 7 Stokes . Kate - - . - . 978

12 Willcox , Florence Mary G . - . 782 20 Hippey , Ethel Constance - . 667 16 McLeod , Isabella - - - 541 9 Beavon , Florence Mand . . 264 4 Hayes , Ellen - . . . 214 17 Woodward , Minnie . . . 110 3 Wortley , Kato .... 67 11 Lord , Ann Elizabeth . - . 19

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

THE October Court of this Institution was held on Monday , 16 th instant , also under the Presidency of

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

Colonel Creaton . As was the case with tho Girls' School , a part of the bnsiness had reference to tho days for holding future Elections upon , and the two proposals which wero

passed for the Girls' School were also adopted for this Institution , notwithstanding a proposition by Bro . J . S . Cumberland , that the Boys' Election should take place on the Friday preceding that of tho Girls ' . Tho rule as to

the exclusion of a second boy from one family from tho School , whether by purchase or otherwise , except iu case tho number of vacancies is iu excess of tho applications , was also adopted , and then the Election took placo for

twelve Boys , from an approved list of sixty . We give in our Advertisement columns a list of the successful candidates . The following were returned , as unsuccessful in the order they occupied at tho close of the poll .

UNSUCCESSFUL . N £ js ° n Namo Forward Polled Total 18 Crow , Charlie John . - 1326 1134 2460 57 Bowes , Arthur Keble - . — 2404 2404 28 Botting , Alfred Henry - - 1185 1203 2388 46 Tnstin , Harry Holman - - 1151 1231 2382 13 Stewart , Charles Edward - 1112 867 1979

7 Stanford , William Bryant - 146 S 405 1873 5 Hill , George Wm . King . - 1426 401 1830 17 Willett , George Cross - - 1183 568 1751 49 ' Salter , Frederick Bruce - - — 1621 1621 47 Basham , Frederick C . V . - 213 1134 1317 16 Skelton , Fred . Francis - - 740 231 1021

40 Hare , Harold Malcolm - - 657 283 910 41 Hennah , Frederick Wolfe - 318 491 809 45 Hooper , Lionel Charles •- 329 416 745 G Liversidge , Charles Percy - 574 81 655 29 Tettenborn , Arthur J . - - 205 410 615 36 Williams , Arthur Frederick - 320 277 597 39 Pratt , Alfred ... 309 218 527

59 Hippey , Henry Ernest - — 527 527 42 Rosier , Reginald Walter A . - 106 345 451 23 Simpson , Edward Henry . 219 147 39 B 34 Delafons , Richard William - 183 180 363 24 Wyatt , Angustino William . 242 112 354 35 Sykes , Richard Alfred - . 316 13 329 62 High , Herbert Alfred - - — 324 321 50 Shaw , John ... — 299 299 4 Farrar , Ethelbert - - 139 152 291

43 Worthington , Walter R . ( withdrawn ) 240 12 252 15 Wmdroas , John Benjamin . - 42 214 256 33 Gale , Horace ... 106 114 220 48 Woodward , Thomas - - 132 83 215 9 Long , Joseph William - •154 — 154 44 How , John ... 87 53 140 54 Walters , John Edward - - — 134 134 56 Coleman , Frederick F . . — 110 110 19 Cummings , Charles Brown ¦ 94 12 106

51 Beaumont , Reginald - - — 102 102 11 Padney , Frederick - - 83 14 97 3 Collinson , James - 51 18 69 * 37 Searle , Richard Eardley - 45 18 63 58 Hodge , William James . — 49 49 * 22 Potter , George - 40 6 46

27 Hnrden , John Henry - 22 — 22 26 Pringle , William James - 9 9 18 53 Townsend , William Benjamin - — 9 9 10 Hill , Reginald Aug . L . - - 3 withdrawn 31 Boll , Frank William . - 3—3 32 Douglas , Francis C . A . . - 1 2 3 60 Mitchell , Reginald A . L . — 2 2 61 Pawsey , Thomas Edwin - - —

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