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The October Election Of The Boys' School.
THE OCTOBER ELECTION OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
I ) ESUMING onr review of the candidates seeking L admittance to the Boys' School who will compete at the election ^ , on the 12 th of next month , we now come to the Provincial cases . Of these , Hampshire and the Isle of
Wig ht is answerable for four of those remaining on the list , two of them being fresh candidates and the others now making a second application . No . 24 , Tom Edgar Gooch , is one of the new cases : he has a sister in the Girls '
School , and is one of four children dependent on the mother . His father was a member of the Hengist Lodge , No . 195 , for upwards of fifteen years , ancl had passed the chair in that Lodge . No . 17 , Percy Gibbs , was a candidate
in April last , and then had one vote recorded on his behalf . He is one of three children left to the care of a widowed mother by a former member of the Royal Gloucester
Lodge , No . 130 . No . 29 , Edwin Henry Groves , is another fresh case , and is an only child , dependent on a widowed mother . The father "was an initiate of the Portsmouth
Lodge , No . 487 , was a Past Master thereof , and a Past Provincial Grand Officer . During his lifetime he took an active interest in the Charities ; he served the office of Steward , and qualified as Life Governor of both the Boys '
and the Girls' Schools . We hope his efforts to relieve the distress of others may be repaid by the Craft taking charge of his son for the next few years in the School at Wood Green . No . 14 , Charles Ernest Haxthausen , has
415 votes to his credit from the April election of the present year . He and one other child are dependent , on their father , who is living . He was a joining member of
the Medina Lodge , No . 35 , having been initiated in a Norwegian Lodge . He holds the rank of Past Master , but as to his need for assistance from his brother Masons we have no particulars .
Durham has two cases . No . 4 , Alfred Thompson Mushens , who now comes forward , for the fourth time , with 17 votes to his credit , is one of three children dependent on their mother , the widow of an initiate of Williamson Lodge , No . 949 . Unless there is some good reason io
prevent it , we hope to see the Province to which this lad is accredited giving his candidature their warmest sympathy next month . In snch an event his election would be assured , or virtually so . No . 47 , William Ernest
Brockbank , is a new candidate . He has a sister in the Girls' School , but notwithstanding this his mother , who was left a widow in March 1881 , has eight children to
maintain , of whom five are partially provided for . The father was initiated in the Zetland Lodge , No . 515 , and afterwards joined the Barnard , No . 1230 .
East Lancashire sends forward No . 11 , Alfred Taylor , for the third time , with seventeen votes already polled on his behalf . He is one of five children dependent on a "widowed mother . The father was initiated in the
Tranquillit y Lodge , No . 274 , and served the office of Master therein ; he was a subscriber to the Benevolent Institution , and died in March 187 . 9 . No . 44 , Levi Shorrock , one of six fatherless children left b y a former member of tbe
Antiquity Lodge , No . 146 , is a case new to tbe present list , but both he and the other East Lancashire case should be pretty safe if tbe brethren of the Province to which their respective fathers belonged devote themselves to the work of securing their election . There is little
The October Election Of The Boys' School.
doubt bnt that they will do so , as it seldom happens that an East Lancashire case is put forward that does not receive fche attention of the Provincial organization , in its turn . Northumberland's two cases are Nos . 8 and 48
respectively . No . 8 , George Cannon , is an only child dependent on a widowed mother , aud now appeals , for the third time , with a total of 16 votes brought forward from tbe two contests in which he has alread y taken a part . His father
was an initiate of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 481 , subscribing thereto for thirteen years , close up to tbe time of his decease , in November 1881 . We hope it may be possible for his fellow members to do something for this child ;
after so long an association with a Lodge he should be well remembered in the district . No . 48 , Charles Wren Limpricht , is one of five dependent fatherless children left by another member of St . Peter ' s Lod
father was not so long a member of the Lodge , but that will not , we imagine , be taken into account if the case in other respects is deserving . We hope it may be proved
that the members of the Lodge sending these two cases , backed by their friends in the Province of Northumberland , have power enongh to secure their election .
Sussex has three cases in all , to one of which ( No . 34 ) we have already referred , when speaking of the last applications ; the two remaining are both new cases—indeed
all three of the candidates from this province are new , and are numbered 34 , 43 and 45 on tbe ballot sheet respectively . No . 43 , Otto Rene John Fox , is one of five children left to the care of a widowed mother . Her husband was an
initiate of the South Saxon Lodge , No . 311 , and died in June of last year , after a subscribing membershi p of 15 f years . No . 45 , Walter Douglas Pronger , and one other child are dependent on their mother , who was left
a widow in December 1883 by the death of an old member of the Mid-Sussex Lodge , No . 1141 , of which he was a member for thirteen years . We thus see that Sussex has three cases which , so far as we are able to judge from
the scanty details at our disposal , are most deserving , and were it not that one of the three is a last application ifc is possible the district might have divided their strength on behalf of two or all of them , as it is we suppose they
will concentrate their efforts first of all to secure the election of No . 34 ( W . H . G . Smithers ) , and then do what they can for the other cases . It should not bo long before all three of the lads are elected , if this Province works unitedly to secure their success .
The North and East Yorkshire cases are also fresh since the last election . No . 18 , Ethelbert Richard Ernes is one of five children left fatherless by the death of a Past Master of the Minerva Lodge , No . 250 , who had
also risen to tho dignity of Grand Deacon of his province We trust the lad ' s mother may soon be relieved of responsibility in regard to the education and maintenance of one of her children . No . 54 , Robert Langley Churchill
and two other children are dependent on their mother , the widow of an initiate of tbe York Lodge , No . 236 , who subscribed thereto for upwards of thirteen years . He died
m April of the present year , and we trust , left among the members of his Lodge such a nnmber of friends as will secure his son ' s early admission to the Institntion for the benefits of which ho is a candidate .
The neig hbouring Province of West Yorkshire contributes two new cases for the approaching election . No . 39 , Arthur Harrison , has a sister in the Girls ' School , and is one of two dependent children
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The October Election Of The Boys' School.
THE OCTOBER ELECTION OF THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
I ) ESUMING onr review of the candidates seeking L admittance to the Boys' School who will compete at the election ^ , on the 12 th of next month , we now come to the Provincial cases . Of these , Hampshire and the Isle of
Wig ht is answerable for four of those remaining on the list , two of them being fresh candidates and the others now making a second application . No . 24 , Tom Edgar Gooch , is one of the new cases : he has a sister in the Girls '
School , and is one of four children dependent on the mother . His father was a member of the Hengist Lodge , No . 195 , for upwards of fifteen years , ancl had passed the chair in that Lodge . No . 17 , Percy Gibbs , was a candidate
in April last , and then had one vote recorded on his behalf . He is one of three children left to the care of a widowed mother by a former member of the Royal Gloucester
Lodge , No . 130 . No . 29 , Edwin Henry Groves , is another fresh case , and is an only child , dependent on a widowed mother . The father "was an initiate of the Portsmouth
Lodge , No . 487 , was a Past Master thereof , and a Past Provincial Grand Officer . During his lifetime he took an active interest in the Charities ; he served the office of Steward , and qualified as Life Governor of both the Boys '
and the Girls' Schools . We hope his efforts to relieve the distress of others may be repaid by the Craft taking charge of his son for the next few years in the School at Wood Green . No . 14 , Charles Ernest Haxthausen , has
415 votes to his credit from the April election of the present year . He and one other child are dependent , on their father , who is living . He was a joining member of
the Medina Lodge , No . 35 , having been initiated in a Norwegian Lodge . He holds the rank of Past Master , but as to his need for assistance from his brother Masons we have no particulars .
Durham has two cases . No . 4 , Alfred Thompson Mushens , who now comes forward , for the fourth time , with 17 votes to his credit , is one of three children dependent on their mother , the widow of an initiate of Williamson Lodge , No . 949 . Unless there is some good reason io
prevent it , we hope to see the Province to which this lad is accredited giving his candidature their warmest sympathy next month . In snch an event his election would be assured , or virtually so . No . 47 , William Ernest
Brockbank , is a new candidate . He has a sister in the Girls' School , but notwithstanding this his mother , who was left a widow in March 1881 , has eight children to
maintain , of whom five are partially provided for . The father was initiated in the Zetland Lodge , No . 515 , and afterwards joined the Barnard , No . 1230 .
East Lancashire sends forward No . 11 , Alfred Taylor , for the third time , with seventeen votes already polled on his behalf . He is one of five children dependent on a "widowed mother . The father was initiated in the
Tranquillit y Lodge , No . 274 , and served the office of Master therein ; he was a subscriber to the Benevolent Institution , and died in March 187 . 9 . No . 44 , Levi Shorrock , one of six fatherless children left b y a former member of tbe
Antiquity Lodge , No . 146 , is a case new to tbe present list , but both he and the other East Lancashire case should be pretty safe if tbe brethren of the Province to which their respective fathers belonged devote themselves to the work of securing their election . There is little
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doubt bnt that they will do so , as it seldom happens that an East Lancashire case is put forward that does not receive fche attention of the Provincial organization , in its turn . Northumberland's two cases are Nos . 8 and 48
respectively . No . 8 , George Cannon , is an only child dependent on a widowed mother , aud now appeals , for the third time , with a total of 16 votes brought forward from tbe two contests in which he has alread y taken a part . His father
was an initiate of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 481 , subscribing thereto for thirteen years , close up to tbe time of his decease , in November 1881 . We hope it may be possible for his fellow members to do something for this child ;
after so long an association with a Lodge he should be well remembered in the district . No . 48 , Charles Wren Limpricht , is one of five dependent fatherless children left by another member of St . Peter ' s Lod
father was not so long a member of the Lodge , but that will not , we imagine , be taken into account if the case in other respects is deserving . We hope it may be proved
that the members of the Lodge sending these two cases , backed by their friends in the Province of Northumberland , have power enongh to secure their election .
Sussex has three cases in all , to one of which ( No . 34 ) we have already referred , when speaking of the last applications ; the two remaining are both new cases—indeed
all three of the candidates from this province are new , and are numbered 34 , 43 and 45 on tbe ballot sheet respectively . No . 43 , Otto Rene John Fox , is one of five children left to the care of a widowed mother . Her husband was an
initiate of the South Saxon Lodge , No . 311 , and died in June of last year , after a subscribing membershi p of 15 f years . No . 45 , Walter Douglas Pronger , and one other child are dependent on their mother , who was left
a widow in December 1883 by the death of an old member of the Mid-Sussex Lodge , No . 1141 , of which he was a member for thirteen years . We thus see that Sussex has three cases which , so far as we are able to judge from
the scanty details at our disposal , are most deserving , and were it not that one of the three is a last application ifc is possible the district might have divided their strength on behalf of two or all of them , as it is we suppose they
will concentrate their efforts first of all to secure the election of No . 34 ( W . H . G . Smithers ) , and then do what they can for the other cases . It should not bo long before all three of the lads are elected , if this Province works unitedly to secure their success .
The North and East Yorkshire cases are also fresh since the last election . No . 18 , Ethelbert Richard Ernes is one of five children left fatherless by the death of a Past Master of the Minerva Lodge , No . 250 , who had
also risen to tho dignity of Grand Deacon of his province We trust the lad ' s mother may soon be relieved of responsibility in regard to the education and maintenance of one of her children . No . 54 , Robert Langley Churchill
and two other children are dependent on their mother , the widow of an initiate of tbe York Lodge , No . 236 , who subscribed thereto for upwards of thirteen years . He died
m April of the present year , and we trust , left among the members of his Lodge such a nnmber of friends as will secure his son ' s early admission to the Institntion for the benefits of which ho is a candidate .
The neig hbouring Province of West Yorkshire contributes two new cases for the approaching election . No . 39 , Arthur Harrison , has a sister in the Girls ' School , and is one of two dependent children