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The Boys' School Election.
No . 22 , R . A . Sykes , appears to be an only child of a late member of St . John Lodge , No . 104 , and now appears for the third time , with 329 votes to his credit ; while No . 43 , T . E . Pawsey , who was a candidate in October last , and is one of five parentless childrenhas not yet polled any
, votes . No . 55 , F . A . Herring , No . 56 , H . R . Graves , and No . 62 , W . E . Habgood , the remaining three parentless cases , are all first applications . Herring and Habgood are described as the only dependent children ; and Graves , ono in
of five dependent ; but we believe there is an error Herring ' s case , as there are three children of the late Bro . Herring still living , the one for whom admission to tho Boys' School is being sought being the only one dependent on an uncle , who has kindly taken charge of him .
No . 12 , C . J . Crow , has 2 , 460 votes in hand from four previous attempts , and stands , we think , a fair chance of success at at early date ; he is one of two dependent children . No . 30 , H . H . Tustin , who has made two previous trials , comes next , with 2 , 382 votes in hand . He and
three other children are dependent on a widowed mother for support . She must possess a strong circle of friends to have realised so large a total in so short a time . Next in order , as regards votes in hand , comes No . 8 , C . E . Stewart , who has 1 , 979 , the result of four previous
contests ; he and four other children are dependent . No . 5 , W . B . Stanford , sixth application , has secured 1 , 873 votes , and , as one of three children of a late member of Friendship Lodge , No . 100 , still appeals to the brethren of Norfolk for their proxies . No . 11 , G . C . Willett , an only
child dependent on the widow of a late menber of Old Concord Lodge , No . 172 , has secured 1 , 751 votes at the last four elections , and will doubtless be carried in ere the age limit puts a stop to further applications being made on his behalf . No . 33 , F . B . Salter , who is also an only child
relying on a widowed mother , likewise stands a good chance , having had a total of 1 , 621 votes polled on his behalf in October last . No . 31 , F . C . V . Basham , third application , and one of a family of five , has 1 , 347 votes in hand . No . 10 , F . F . Skelton , has a sister in the Girls' School ;
he and six other children are still dependent on a widowed mother , who thus far has been able to collect 1 , 021 votes on behalf of her son , who now comes forward for the fifth
time . The remaining candidates who have taken part in previous elections have each under 1000 votes in hand , the totals ranging from 940 in the case of No . 25 , to two in that of No . 42 .
No . 35 , R . Beaumont , and No . 54 , F . B . Bailey , are each members of families of ten where the father and mother are both living ; the former has made one previous application , when 109 votes were recorded on his behalf ; the latter is a new case . The remarks we have previously
made , as regards lack of information , applies to these cases , unless large families are to be considered as rendering an applicant eligible . We have no doubt that some other reason does exist ; but why not state it to the Masonic world ? No . 4 , C . P . Liversedge , is one of
nine children dependent on the widow of a late member of Sir Watkin Lodge , No . 1477 ( North Wales and Salop ); he has stood five previous elections , and has 655 votes to the good . We should like to see the Institution in a position to relieve the widow of the charge of one of her large
family , without the trouble of election ; but , alas that is not possible . No . 63 , B . M . Hildred , and seven other children , form the family which the widow of a late
member of Harmony Lodge , No . 272 , has dependent on her . The husband having been a Past Provincial Officer of Lincolnshire , his child will , we hope , receive support at the hands of the brethren of that Province .
We have now gone half through the list , having re . ferred to 32 of the cases . Of the remainder , 20 have made previous attempts , while 13 are new applications . The families of which these candidates are members range
from seven children downwards . We think it best to leave our review of , these cases until next week , at the same time we know there may be many equally , if not more deserving , than those we have already referred to .
The Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., has fixed Saturday , the 7 th of April , for the constitution of the Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport . Brother J . U . Hayman 'P . M ., P . G . Registrar , is the W . M . designate .
The Wolseley Lodge And " Temperance."
THE WOLSELEY LODGE AND " TEMPERANCE . "
WE published last week , which from the li ght ij throws on the constitution of the new Lodge about to be consecrated in Manchester , on Wednesday next , the 28 th inst ., under the style and title of the Wolseley Lod ge No . 1993 , and the proceedings adopted by the " W . M . elect , " with a view , apparently , to securing an unusuall y
large attendance on the occasion , demands some serious consideration . Our correspondent's story is briefly this : The Wolseley Lodge is to be governed by " Temperance " which he not unreasonably interprets as " Teetotal " principles . To this point of itself he raises no objection
Assuredly , no harm is likely to befal Freemasonry because the members of a certain Lodge are prepared to carry one particular form of temperance to an extreme . But , says the writer of the letter in question , a circular " has been lent me by a friend , who received it in his official capacity
as the Master of a Provincial Lodge , which meets in a pretty little town , not fifty miles distant from the Metropolis . He is not aware that he is indebted for the circular to any acquaintance with either the W . M . elect or the Provisional Secretary of the Lodge that is to be .
Indeed , the fact of the circular being printed , and addressed to the ' W . M or Sec . of the Masonic Lodge at' , has induced him and me to suppose that copies of it have been issued broadcast , for what purpose we are . not , as a matter of course , in a position to state precisely , though both of
us seem to be of the opinion that it is not exactl y in accordance with Masonic usage or custom . " Here again the inference drawn is not unreasonable . People will not be at the trouble and expense of having circulars printed unless they are to be circulated pretty freely , except ,
indeed , they take the form of Lodge Summonses , the numbers of which are regulated by the number of members belonging to the several Lodges . But obviousl y this is not the case in the present instance , in which we have evidence of a circular having been addressed to the Master
or Secretary of a Masonic Lodge in his official instead of his individual capacity , the name and abode of the addressee being unknown to the brother sending it . That invitations should be sent to distinguished members of the Craft , such as Grand Officers of England , Grand Officers
of the Province in which the proposed Lodge is situated to the Masters , Officers and members of the recommending Lodge , as well as to the Charter members and to the brethren who have expressed a wish to become joining members , that all these should he sent by command of
the W . M . designate , is only in accordance with Masonic custom , but that brethren from a distance , who are strangers and can have only a general interest in the event , especially in the circumstances attending the establishment and operations of this particular Lodge , is , to say the least
, most unusual . As well might the W . M . Designate have directed his provisional Secretary to insert a series of advertisements in the London and Provincial papers , inviting the presence of all brethren desirous of taking part in the ceremony .
Our correspondent goes on to describe the contents of the Circular , which , after stating when and by whom the ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be performed , adds that " Bro . Lord Wolseley , in addition to a large numberof noble and distinguished brethren ( including
G . Lodge Officers and Rulers of the Craft ) has consented to be present ; " and that , at a certain hour after the ceremony , a banquet will be held in a certain Hall , " the tickets for which will be One Guinea each , " proceeds to intimate that , if the W . M . or Secretary to whom the circular ia addressed ,
and other members of his Lodge are desirous of attending , he will be pleased to fill up the blank spaces in the form provided , furnish the names and Masonic rank of
intending visitors , with the number of their respective Lodges , and enclose cheque or P . O . Order for the price of the tickets required , to which is added , " no application can be entertained after March 21 st . "
The writer having thus—only more fully—described the circular , devotes the rest of his letter to the expression of sundry objections to the course of proceeding adopted , and here again we are bound to say there is
nothing unreasonable in his propositions , be they taken singly or together . These propositions are necessarily conjectural , because , as he remarked at the outset , neither he nor the friend who lent him the circular could state
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The Boys' School Election.
No . 22 , R . A . Sykes , appears to be an only child of a late member of St . John Lodge , No . 104 , and now appears for the third time , with 329 votes to his credit ; while No . 43 , T . E . Pawsey , who was a candidate in October last , and is one of five parentless childrenhas not yet polled any
, votes . No . 55 , F . A . Herring , No . 56 , H . R . Graves , and No . 62 , W . E . Habgood , the remaining three parentless cases , are all first applications . Herring and Habgood are described as the only dependent children ; and Graves , ono in
of five dependent ; but we believe there is an error Herring ' s case , as there are three children of the late Bro . Herring still living , the one for whom admission to tho Boys' School is being sought being the only one dependent on an uncle , who has kindly taken charge of him .
No . 12 , C . J . Crow , has 2 , 460 votes in hand from four previous attempts , and stands , we think , a fair chance of success at at early date ; he is one of two dependent children . No . 30 , H . H . Tustin , who has made two previous trials , comes next , with 2 , 382 votes in hand . He and
three other children are dependent on a widowed mother for support . She must possess a strong circle of friends to have realised so large a total in so short a time . Next in order , as regards votes in hand , comes No . 8 , C . E . Stewart , who has 1 , 979 , the result of four previous
contests ; he and four other children are dependent . No . 5 , W . B . Stanford , sixth application , has secured 1 , 873 votes , and , as one of three children of a late member of Friendship Lodge , No . 100 , still appeals to the brethren of Norfolk for their proxies . No . 11 , G . C . Willett , an only
child dependent on the widow of a late menber of Old Concord Lodge , No . 172 , has secured 1 , 751 votes at the last four elections , and will doubtless be carried in ere the age limit puts a stop to further applications being made on his behalf . No . 33 , F . B . Salter , who is also an only child
relying on a widowed mother , likewise stands a good chance , having had a total of 1 , 621 votes polled on his behalf in October last . No . 31 , F . C . V . Basham , third application , and one of a family of five , has 1 , 347 votes in hand . No . 10 , F . F . Skelton , has a sister in the Girls' School ;
he and six other children are still dependent on a widowed mother , who thus far has been able to collect 1 , 021 votes on behalf of her son , who now comes forward for the fifth
time . The remaining candidates who have taken part in previous elections have each under 1000 votes in hand , the totals ranging from 940 in the case of No . 25 , to two in that of No . 42 .
No . 35 , R . Beaumont , and No . 54 , F . B . Bailey , are each members of families of ten where the father and mother are both living ; the former has made one previous application , when 109 votes were recorded on his behalf ; the latter is a new case . The remarks we have previously
made , as regards lack of information , applies to these cases , unless large families are to be considered as rendering an applicant eligible . We have no doubt that some other reason does exist ; but why not state it to the Masonic world ? No . 4 , C . P . Liversedge , is one of
nine children dependent on the widow of a late member of Sir Watkin Lodge , No . 1477 ( North Wales and Salop ); he has stood five previous elections , and has 655 votes to the good . We should like to see the Institution in a position to relieve the widow of the charge of one of her large
family , without the trouble of election ; but , alas that is not possible . No . 63 , B . M . Hildred , and seven other children , form the family which the widow of a late
member of Harmony Lodge , No . 272 , has dependent on her . The husband having been a Past Provincial Officer of Lincolnshire , his child will , we hope , receive support at the hands of the brethren of that Province .
We have now gone half through the list , having re . ferred to 32 of the cases . Of the remainder , 20 have made previous attempts , while 13 are new applications . The families of which these candidates are members range
from seven children downwards . We think it best to leave our review of , these cases until next week , at the same time we know there may be many equally , if not more deserving , than those we have already referred to .
The Provincial Grand Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., has fixed Saturday , the 7 th of April , for the constitution of the Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport . Brother J . U . Hayman 'P . M ., P . G . Registrar , is the W . M . designate .
The Wolseley Lodge And " Temperance."
THE WOLSELEY LODGE AND " TEMPERANCE . "
WE published last week , which from the li ght ij throws on the constitution of the new Lodge about to be consecrated in Manchester , on Wednesday next , the 28 th inst ., under the style and title of the Wolseley Lod ge No . 1993 , and the proceedings adopted by the " W . M . elect , " with a view , apparently , to securing an unusuall y
large attendance on the occasion , demands some serious consideration . Our correspondent's story is briefly this : The Wolseley Lodge is to be governed by " Temperance " which he not unreasonably interprets as " Teetotal " principles . To this point of itself he raises no objection
Assuredly , no harm is likely to befal Freemasonry because the members of a certain Lodge are prepared to carry one particular form of temperance to an extreme . But , says the writer of the letter in question , a circular " has been lent me by a friend , who received it in his official capacity
as the Master of a Provincial Lodge , which meets in a pretty little town , not fifty miles distant from the Metropolis . He is not aware that he is indebted for the circular to any acquaintance with either the W . M . elect or the Provisional Secretary of the Lodge that is to be .
Indeed , the fact of the circular being printed , and addressed to the ' W . M or Sec . of the Masonic Lodge at' , has induced him and me to suppose that copies of it have been issued broadcast , for what purpose we are . not , as a matter of course , in a position to state precisely , though both of
us seem to be of the opinion that it is not exactl y in accordance with Masonic usage or custom . " Here again the inference drawn is not unreasonable . People will not be at the trouble and expense of having circulars printed unless they are to be circulated pretty freely , except ,
indeed , they take the form of Lodge Summonses , the numbers of which are regulated by the number of members belonging to the several Lodges . But obviousl y this is not the case in the present instance , in which we have evidence of a circular having been addressed to the Master
or Secretary of a Masonic Lodge in his official instead of his individual capacity , the name and abode of the addressee being unknown to the brother sending it . That invitations should be sent to distinguished members of the Craft , such as Grand Officers of England , Grand Officers
of the Province in which the proposed Lodge is situated to the Masters , Officers and members of the recommending Lodge , as well as to the Charter members and to the brethren who have expressed a wish to become joining members , that all these should he sent by command of
the W . M . designate , is only in accordance with Masonic custom , but that brethren from a distance , who are strangers and can have only a general interest in the event , especially in the circumstances attending the establishment and operations of this particular Lodge , is , to say the least
, most unusual . As well might the W . M . Designate have directed his provisional Secretary to insert a series of advertisements in the London and Provincial papers , inviting the presence of all brethren desirous of taking part in the ceremony .
Our correspondent goes on to describe the contents of the Circular , which , after stating when and by whom the ceremonies of Consecration and Installation will be performed , adds that " Bro . Lord Wolseley , in addition to a large numberof noble and distinguished brethren ( including
G . Lodge Officers and Rulers of the Craft ) has consented to be present ; " and that , at a certain hour after the ceremony , a banquet will be held in a certain Hall , " the tickets for which will be One Guinea each , " proceeds to intimate that , if the W . M . or Secretary to whom the circular ia addressed ,
and other members of his Lodge are desirous of attending , he will be pleased to fill up the blank spaces in the form provided , furnish the names and Masonic rank of
intending visitors , with the number of their respective Lodges , and enclose cheque or P . O . Order for the price of the tickets required , to which is added , " no application can be entertained after March 21 st . "
The writer having thus—only more fully—described the circular , devotes the rest of his letter to the expression of sundry objections to the course of proceeding adopted , and here again we are bound to say there is
nothing unreasonable in his propositions , be they taken singly or together . These propositions are necessarily conjectural , because , as he remarked at the outset , neither he nor the friend who lent him the circular could state