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The Approaching Election For The Boys' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
THE first election of the year in connection with the Royal Masonic Institntion for Boys takes place on Monday , the 21 st instant , on which occasion twenty-three vacancies will be filled from a list of fifty-two candidates . * As nsnal , the nnmber who will be tnrned away "
unsuccessful " after this Election is greater than is the case with the Sister Institution , for whereas there we find , as we pointed out last week , that about two-thirds of the candidates will be elected , here there will be considerably over one-half of those seeking admission rejected , on account of
the inability of the Institution to provide them with the necessaries of life . Still , we have reason to be proud of what the Committee , backed up by the generosity of the Craft , are able to do , and feel we may congratulate the subscribers to the School , both on the number of vacancies
and the comparatively speaking small number of applicants . Of the fifty-two candidates five are parentless ; one a member of a family of six , two of five each , and two are the only children dependent . No . 48 , Harry Protheroe Jones , is the lad who , with five other children , form the
dependent family of the late Bro . R . P . Jones . Six children left to the care of friends , unprovided for , fatherless and motherless , is a claim which few can pass over without experiencing a feeling of sympathy for them in their helpless position , and yet , alas , how few are there
who are in a position to help them ? Were it not for our Schools and similar Institutions established throughout the kingdom , such families would frequently sink beyond all hope of recovery , whereas , with assistance to one or more of the number , all may be raised to a position ,
not only of ultimate independence , but of great utility to the world at large . The lad Jones has staunch friends in the Masonic brethren of his father ' s Province—Northamptonshire ; and we only hope , for the sake of the six parentless children , and for the sake of maintaining the good name
of Masonic Benevolence , that it may be possible to speedily obtain such a number of votes as will place him on the books of the Institution . No . 13 , Thomas Edwin Pawsey , and No . 19 , Harry Robert Graves , are little , if any , better off . They each form one of families of five
dependent parentless children . The former is accredited to the Masonic Province of Somerset ; he has already stood three elections , and now brings forward a total of 510 votes . The latter ( Graves ) now appears for the third time , with 25 votes already polled on his behalf . No . 21 .
William Ernest Habgood , third application , has a sister in the Girls' School , and is himself , at the present time , the onl y member of the family unprovided for . He is accredited to Devon , and brings forward 128 votes . No . 41
, John Doyley , is the other parentless child—the only one of the family dependent . His father was initiated in a New Zealand Lodge , but beyond that fact we can gather nothing of his Masonic career from the ballot paper .
The last application cases are five in number . No . 1 , Charles Brown Cummings , now comes forward for the seventh time with but 110 votes already polled on his be half . His father is stili living , and no reason is given as
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to why the case is considered eligible . It seems very hard that this lad , and others , should suffer in order to benefit those who come after them ; but we wish we could induce all brethren to withhold their votes from cases where no particulars are furnished why a child is considered eligible
during the lifetime of the father . Doubtless , a good answer can be given . Why , then , should not all the subscribers be in possession of it ? Such particulars wonld remove a doubt which is occasionally expressed as to whether the candidates for the Institutions are really worthy or otherwise .
No . 5 , Arthur Frederick Williams , one of three fatherless children , stands a fairly good chance on this , his fifth and last application , as he comes to tbe poll with 2173 votes to his credit . It would , indeed , be unfortunate if he were not elected ; but his is just one of those cases in which hard work
is needed , as most of his friends , imagining him safe , will give their votes to others , with the result , perhaps , of leaving him out in the cold after all . No . 27 , Arthur Blunt , one of seven children left to the care of a widowed mother , secured 1322 votes at the election in October last—a result
which augurs well for his ultimate success . No . 38 , Harry P . 0 . Gloster , a candidate for the second time , has 245 votes to his credit , he is one of five dependent children . Great efforts will be needed to secure his election , but we suppose those who have the case in hand have some
reasonable hope of success , or they would not have risked the loss of so many votes as were polled last time . f No . 40 , Edward Bramble Green , completes the last application list ; his is a first appeal , the case being accredited to the Province of Hampshire ancl Isle of Wight . He is one of nine fatherless dependent children .
There are ten children dependent both in the case of No . 9 , Reginald Beaumont , and in that of No . 30 , John A . M . Bailey , but in each case both parents are living , and no reason being assigned why the cases are deemed eligible ( in face of the many who are left without
either father , or father and mother ) it is best , from our point of view , to omit any further reference to them . We want a reason given why the children of a living brother are deemed dependent , and until it is supplied we can do no service for such candidates , even if
they are really deserving , except by simply mentioning them . We shall be glad if those brethren who take the same view on this subject will unite with us in endeavouring to bring about an alteration . The same remarks apply to No . 6 , Alfred Pratt , whose parents also are both
living , while in this case the lad has a sister in the Girls ' School . No . 22 , Benjamin M . Hildred , one of eight fatherless children , brings forward 167 votes from the two elections of last year . He also has a sister in the Girls' School .
Seven children dependent , are the details given in four cases , three of them old candidates and one fresh . No . 11 , Frederick F . Colman , fourth application , has 1339 votes
to his credit ; No . 18 , James P . Seagrave , third application , 649 , and No . 39 , Stanley W . Gibson , second application , 8 . The other , No . 46 , Frank Perkins , is the fresh candidate . A widowed mother left with six children is ( "riven as the
reason for appealing , in the case of No . 31 , Arthur Warner , who polled 157 votes last October ; also in those of No . 42 , Stanley C . Dawson , and No . 49 , Donald F . G . McGill , both first applications .
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The Approaching Election For The Boys' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE BOYS' SCHOOL .
THE first election of the year in connection with the Royal Masonic Institntion for Boys takes place on Monday , the 21 st instant , on which occasion twenty-three vacancies will be filled from a list of fifty-two candidates . * As nsnal , the nnmber who will be tnrned away "
unsuccessful " after this Election is greater than is the case with the Sister Institution , for whereas there we find , as we pointed out last week , that about two-thirds of the candidates will be elected , here there will be considerably over one-half of those seeking admission rejected , on account of
the inability of the Institution to provide them with the necessaries of life . Still , we have reason to be proud of what the Committee , backed up by the generosity of the Craft , are able to do , and feel we may congratulate the subscribers to the School , both on the number of vacancies
and the comparatively speaking small number of applicants . Of the fifty-two candidates five are parentless ; one a member of a family of six , two of five each , and two are the only children dependent . No . 48 , Harry Protheroe Jones , is the lad who , with five other children , form the
dependent family of the late Bro . R . P . Jones . Six children left to the care of friends , unprovided for , fatherless and motherless , is a claim which few can pass over without experiencing a feeling of sympathy for them in their helpless position , and yet , alas , how few are there
who are in a position to help them ? Were it not for our Schools and similar Institutions established throughout the kingdom , such families would frequently sink beyond all hope of recovery , whereas , with assistance to one or more of the number , all may be raised to a position ,
not only of ultimate independence , but of great utility to the world at large . The lad Jones has staunch friends in the Masonic brethren of his father ' s Province—Northamptonshire ; and we only hope , for the sake of the six parentless children , and for the sake of maintaining the good name
of Masonic Benevolence , that it may be possible to speedily obtain such a number of votes as will place him on the books of the Institution . No . 13 , Thomas Edwin Pawsey , and No . 19 , Harry Robert Graves , are little , if any , better off . They each form one of families of five
dependent parentless children . The former is accredited to the Masonic Province of Somerset ; he has already stood three elections , and now brings forward a total of 510 votes . The latter ( Graves ) now appears for the third time , with 25 votes already polled on his behalf . No . 21 .
William Ernest Habgood , third application , has a sister in the Girls' School , and is himself , at the present time , the onl y member of the family unprovided for . He is accredited to Devon , and brings forward 128 votes . No . 41
, John Doyley , is the other parentless child—the only one of the family dependent . His father was initiated in a New Zealand Lodge , but beyond that fact we can gather nothing of his Masonic career from the ballot paper .
The last application cases are five in number . No . 1 , Charles Brown Cummings , now comes forward for the seventh time with but 110 votes already polled on his be half . His father is stili living , and no reason is given as
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to why the case is considered eligible . It seems very hard that this lad , and others , should suffer in order to benefit those who come after them ; but we wish we could induce all brethren to withhold their votes from cases where no particulars are furnished why a child is considered eligible
during the lifetime of the father . Doubtless , a good answer can be given . Why , then , should not all the subscribers be in possession of it ? Such particulars wonld remove a doubt which is occasionally expressed as to whether the candidates for the Institutions are really worthy or otherwise .
No . 5 , Arthur Frederick Williams , one of three fatherless children , stands a fairly good chance on this , his fifth and last application , as he comes to tbe poll with 2173 votes to his credit . It would , indeed , be unfortunate if he were not elected ; but his is just one of those cases in which hard work
is needed , as most of his friends , imagining him safe , will give their votes to others , with the result , perhaps , of leaving him out in the cold after all . No . 27 , Arthur Blunt , one of seven children left to the care of a widowed mother , secured 1322 votes at the election in October last—a result
which augurs well for his ultimate success . No . 38 , Harry P . 0 . Gloster , a candidate for the second time , has 245 votes to his credit , he is one of five dependent children . Great efforts will be needed to secure his election , but we suppose those who have the case in hand have some
reasonable hope of success , or they would not have risked the loss of so many votes as were polled last time . f No . 40 , Edward Bramble Green , completes the last application list ; his is a first appeal , the case being accredited to the Province of Hampshire ancl Isle of Wight . He is one of nine fatherless dependent children .
There are ten children dependent both in the case of No . 9 , Reginald Beaumont , and in that of No . 30 , John A . M . Bailey , but in each case both parents are living , and no reason being assigned why the cases are deemed eligible ( in face of the many who are left without
either father , or father and mother ) it is best , from our point of view , to omit any further reference to them . We want a reason given why the children of a living brother are deemed dependent , and until it is supplied we can do no service for such candidates , even if
they are really deserving , except by simply mentioning them . We shall be glad if those brethren who take the same view on this subject will unite with us in endeavouring to bring about an alteration . The same remarks apply to No . 6 , Alfred Pratt , whose parents also are both
living , while in this case the lad has a sister in the Girls ' School . No . 22 , Benjamin M . Hildred , one of eight fatherless children , brings forward 167 votes from the two elections of last year . He also has a sister in the Girls' School .
Seven children dependent , are the details given in four cases , three of them old candidates and one fresh . No . 11 , Frederick F . Colman , fourth application , has 1339 votes
to his credit ; No . 18 , James P . Seagrave , third application , 649 , and No . 39 , Stanley W . Gibson , second application , 8 . The other , No . 46 , Frank Perkins , is the fresh candidate . A widowed mother left with six children is ( "riven as the
reason for appealing , in the case of No . 31 , Arthur Warner , who polled 157 votes last October ; also in those of No . 42 , Stanley C . Dawson , and No . 49 , Donald F . G . McGill , both first applications .