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single first application case ; Worcester and Surrey bring each a like number forward , but neither of their nominations aro so old as to be debarred from competing , even if they are unsuccessful on the next occasion . The Yorkshire candidates are No . 29 , Frank Colbeck , who

has 1065 votes already recorded in his favour from one ballot ; and No . 64 , Sidney William F . Richardson , a first application . The latter lad is one of a family of six children , who are left parentless ; while the former has his mother living , and there are six children requiring

support from her exertions . Nos . 38 and 59 are the other representatives of Kentish Lodges . Arthur James Kennedy ( No . 85 ) being a candidate for the second time . At the last election 316 votes were recorded in his favour ; he is one of five children left to the care of a mother

the father being drowned in November 1877 . No . 59 , Charles Edward Webb , has his mother living ; this is his first trial for a place in the Boys' School . Only one of the Worcestershire lads has stood a previous election , and he , George Bertie Brooks , No . 18 , has 619 votes in hand

from two attempts ; he and another child are dependent on their mother . No . 51 , Herbert Wilfred Knott , has both parents alive , but the father is suffering from paralysis of the brain . There are eight children in the

family to provide for . No . 66 , Ernest Bloomer Granger , has likewise both parents alive , although his father is confined in a lunatic asylum ; he and two others rely on the exertions of their mother for the necessaries of life .

Surrey brings forward 358 votes in favour of Richard Arthur Grave , after two elections ; this lad , both of whose parents are dead , has a brother already provided for by the Masonic School . No . 43 , Percy Herbert Stone , brings forward 512 votes from last election , so that it appears

evident the brethren of Surrey intend to carry these two cases . Their other candidate , William Renwick Watson , No . 70 , now appears for the first time ; but we think from the name attached to the particulars of his case that he is in good hands . His mother has three children to maintain .

There are seven Provinces each with two cases accredited to them . Bristol , whose candidate , Emanuel Wait , we referred to in the earlier part of our remarks , heads this list . Its other candidate is George John Gray , No . 12 , who has 15 votes to his credit after three elections ; he is the

only child dependent on his mother . Dorset brings forward Nos . 35 and 62 . Jno . Tom Goldsbrough , No . 35 , has 79 votes to his credit , having taken part at the last election ; thero aro five children dependent on the parents , both of whom are alive , tho father , however , has emigrated

to Australia . No . 62 , Ernest Stambler Moore , one of five fatherless children , now appears for the first time . No . 23 , John Henderson , from Durham , has 929 votes in hand as the result of two polls ; he and two others are at present provided for by their mother . Herbert Lawson Laing ,

No . 67 , is one of seven children left to the care of a widowed mother , who will ere long , we trust , be relieved of the care , through the liberality of the Craft , of this one of her offspring . Albert Edward Coe , No . 41 , from Essex ,

brings forward 102 votes from last April , while No . 68 , Robert Leigh Ibbs , the other candidate from this Province , is a first application case . Each of these lads are left fatherless , and in both cases there are three children

dependent on the mother . East Lancashire has , thus far , only polled 22 votes in favour of James Herbert Bell , No . 8 , who now appears for the fifth timo ; there are two children in the family , left fatherless since 1876 . For their other candidate , John Read , fourth application , we see two votes

recorded ; in this case there are four children left to the care of the mother . We presume the brethren of the Province have plans laid down which would answer any remarks we might offer ; time alone will reveal uie secret of what at first sight appears a peculiarity . Tho Western

Division of South Wales puts forward John Morgan Alexander Thomas , No . 24 , and has already recorded 575 votes in his favour . He has a brother in the Institution , but notwithstanding this fact his mother is called upon to provide for six children . No . 65 , Edward Thomas Ball , is

the other candidate against which appears the name of this Masonic district ; the mother in this case having to provide for this and two other children . Charles James F . Allin , a Warwickshire lad , comes forward on the present

occasion for the sixth time , with 1219 votes in hand , so that we may assume his election is secured . No . 32 , Walter Boston Brown , brings 16 votes from April last , a number that will we may safely predict be considerabl y increased shortly ; he and three other children are de-

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pendent on their mother . There are seven Provinces each with one candidate . Bei'ks and Bucks leads the way as regards number of votes in hand , its candidate , James Albert Seddon , No . 42 , having 313 forward from the last election ; while No . 39 , Frederick John Neville , the

Cambridgeshire lad , has 106 in his favour from the same election . Nos . 52 , 58 , 60 , 61 and 74 are all first applications , and hail respectively from W . Lancashire , Cumberland and Westmoreland , Middlesex , S . Wales ( East ) , and Guernsey .

The London cases besides those already referred to are Nos . 11 , 21 , 25 , 30 , 33 , 36 , 45 , 48 , 50 , 55 , 57 , 69 , 72 , 73 and 77 . Of this number the last eight are first applications . Most of the boys are members of large families and in each case are dependent for maiutenance , ^ with the other

children , on their mothers . No . 21 , Ernest George Beckett , has 919 votes standing in his name as the result of two previous elections . No . 45 , Paul Belmore Garstin , who has

a brother in the School , follows pretty close with 861 votes as the outcome of one previous application ; while in the other cases , 375 , 112 , 119 , 103 and 57 are the number of votes credited to the respective candidates .

From abroad we have No . 6 , Henry Gavin Hackett-Barclay ( West Indies ) , who has a brother in the School , coming forward for the sixth time , with 676 votes to his credit . The lad is one of four children now dependent on their mother . Closely following in point of number of

votes in hand is Herbert Rich Hounslow , No . 20 ( Nova Scotia ) , who has had 614 polled at the two elections in which he has taken part . He is an only child , but is left without either parent to care for him . No . 26 , Ernst

Colville Collins Wilton , is a member of a family of whom only two now remain unprovided for . His mother having already been fortunate in securing the election of two of her danfihters to the Girls' School . The father was a member

of iNo . o 08 ( Singapore ); and this child has 166 votes standing in his name . No . 75 , William Pearse Gunnell , is an only child , dependent on his mother ; his father , a P . M .

of No . 773 ( AV . Coast of Africa ) , died in 18 / 0 . No . 76 , W . Leslie Wilson , is one of four left to the care of the widow by a late brother of a South African Lodge . With this case our task of reviewing the candidates for the Boys' School comes to an end .

The description given as regards the occupation of the late Bro . Wyatt , whose daughter is now a candidate for the Girls' School , is , we are informed , incorrect . Bro . Wyatt was , at the time of his death , foreman to Messrs . Cubitt and Co ., and not an hotel keeper , as stated in the ballot paper .

Go To Work In Earnest.

GO TO WORK IN EARNEST .

nPHE Masonic vacation is over . Lodges that " called off" during J- tho heated term will now resume labour . Sultry August is passed , and the very name of September has an inspiring effect . The evenings have grown longer , and the gentle breezes of Autumn will soon reduce the temperature of the Lodge room to the endurable point . Throw the doors and windows wide open and give all the apartments a good airing . Let them bo made comfortable and invitinn- to the

Craft as they again come together . A thorough house cleaning may be necessary to do this . Shake the dust out of the carpets and use the scrubbing brush where it is needed . A little fresh paint often makes a wonderful change for the better at a trifling expense . A few ornaments and pictures for tho walls make a Lodge room look much more attractive . Then polish up tho jewels and working tools and

make them bright and shining . Don ' t forget the aprons , which , as speculative Masons , you must ever wear unspotted before the world . So much for the surroundings . Having put everything in order to please the eye and attract the brethren to the meetings of the Lod ge , you are now in a condition to take up the work in hand . The officers probablv are " a little rusty "

from want of practice . Start a school for instruction , and keep it "P until all are thoroughly posted . Invite the members generally to attend , and assign them parts in the work . Make them feel that there is something that they can do , and they will come and take great pride in doing it . Break up the practice at once of a few officers doing all the work in conferring degrees . No one shonld take more than one

part while there are others that have nothing to do . Tbe work of tho Master and Wardens is at their respective stations . They should take no part in the "floor work , " as they very generally do in tho smaller Lodges . The floor members can do their work just as well when once instructed in it , and it of right belongs to them .

There is another matter of great importance to be looked after , and that is the finances of the Lodge . This is the weak point in most Lodges . The Secretary neglects to collect the dues ; members becomcdelinquent ; which is tho first step towards staying away from the Lodge . The Lodge gets in debt , and is continually in a " hard np , " dilap idated condition . This state of affairs works a great detriment to any Lodge