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The Approaching Election Of The Girls' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
THE usual half-yearly election of pupils to this Institution will take place on Saturday , the 10 th April , on which occasion twenty-three vacancies will be filled from a list of thirty-six approved candidates . Twenty-one of these candidates now appear for the first time , and of the
remainder fourteen have made one previous application , while the other , Lilian Frances Wells , has taken part in each of the last two elections . Four of the candidates now
make their last appeal , the limit in regard to age rendering them ineligible if they are not successful at the next contest . Of these , No . 2 , Mathilde Pratt , brings forward 211 votes from October last . She is one of five children
dependent on their mother , who was left a widow in March 1884 . The father was a member of St . Luke ' s Lodge , No . 225 , Suffolk , and Star in the East Lodge , No . 650 , Essex , so that his family have good fields from
which to look for help in their hour of need . We trust that sufficient support may be secured from these two Provinces to render the case secure , ere it be too late . No . 5 , Ethel Kirkman , an only child dependent on her widowed
mother , secured 263 votes in October , a number which , we need hardly mention , will have to be very considerably increased next month if the child is to become a pupil at the Institution . Her father was a member of Union
Lodge , No . 38 , Sussex , and died in 1882 , after a Masonic membership of seven and a half years . Both the other last applications are new to the present list , and are thereon numbered 25 and 26 respectively . No . 25 , Amy Dalton
Cutbush , is the daughter of a brother who was well known in connection with the Masonic institutions , was at all times a warm advocate on their behalf , and one who snpported them to the best of his ability . He died in
August of last year , and there are now five members of his family dependent npon his widow . We hope that the application now being made on behalf of his daughter Amy may result in her election to the Girls' School on the 10 th .
No . 26 , Edith Mary Hood , and t 1 ^ —embers of her family
appear to be very similarly circumstanced , for in her case there are also five children dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was a member of the Commercial Lodge , No . 1391 , Leicestershire , and remained a
subscriber of his Lodge until the time of his decease , which occurred in July last . The case is the only one from the Masonic province of Leicestershire and Rutland , and will ,
we hope , receive the support of the brethren of that district to such an extent as may be necessary to secure the child ' s election on this her first and last application .
Neither parent living is recorded in four cases ; while in three others the children , and the families of which they are members , are now dependent on step-mothers . Of the former , No . 15 , Ettie Louise Chapman , appears to stand a
very good chance of being admitted at the next election , for 1072 votes were polled on her behalf in October , in addition to which she comes from a Province—Devonshire —which seldom fails with any case its representatives
regularly adopt , and we presume this case has been adopted , or it would not have been so well supported at the election last October ; she is an only dependent child , daughter of
an old member of the Brunswick Lodge , No . 159 . No . 14 , Flora Richardson , one of four parentless children , brings forward 413 votes , but we trust that number will be very
The Approaching Election Of The Girls' School.
materially increased ere the poll closes next month . Her father was a P . M . ancl a Past Provincial Grand Officer of Essex , and the case of his child will , we are convinced , receive such support as the brethren of that district can
give . The Essex brethren are proverbial for the sincere way in which they carry out their Masonic obligations , especially in the matter of affording relief whenever it lies in their power to do so . No . 27 , Lilian Maud
Arrowsmith , is one of four now dependent on their relations ; she has a brother in the Boys' School , but in the case of parentless children this should hardly be considered as lessening the claims of a sister for
the benefits of the Girls' Institution , especially when , as in this case , there are still so mauy to be provided for . Her father was S . W . of the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , at the
time of his death ( in June 1882 ) , ancl in that capacity doubtless made many friends , who , it is to be hoped , will combine and give to his daughter similar benefits to those
which have been secured for his son . No 28 , Martha Paulina C . Steng , is one of three dependent children . Her
father was a member of the Old England Lodge , No . 1790 ( London ) , until the time of his death in October last , and had risen to the office of Inner Guard therein . We hope the members of his Lodge and their friends may be able to
command sufficient votes to secure this parentless child ' s early election . No . 3 , Eleanor Phillips , ono of five children dependent on a step-mother , comes forward for the second time , but has not yet had any votes polled on
her behalf . Her father was a member of St . George ' s Lodge , 431 , Northumberland . Perhaps the friends of the candidate were husbanding their strength last time , so as to make an especially good show at this election . No . 7 ,
Mary Ann Dickinson , one of three children dependent on tbeir step-mother , fared much better in October , for 1255 votes were then polled on her behalf . The father was a member of the Royal Standard Lodge , No . 1298 , up to
the time of his decease , which occurred in March 1884 . No . 9 , Edith May Walmsley , made a good—though not equally good—fight at the last election , her total of votes recorded on that occasion being 783 . Doubtless this
number will have to be repeated to give the candidate even a hope of being secure ; but from such Lodges as the Whittington , No . 862 , and the Stuart , No . 1632 , of which the father was P . M . and Treasurer , this shonld present no very serious difficulty .
Twenty-one of the remaining candidates have each lost their father , and the other four havo both parents living . No . 36 , Violet Annie W . Bell , and eight other children are dependent on the widow of a brother initiated
in the Walden Lodge , No . 1280 , who became a joining member of the Southampton Lodge , No . 394 , in which latter he rose to the dignity of W . M . elect . The case is new to the present list , and , so far as we are able to judge ,
appears one of the most deserving on it . No . 1 , Lilian Frances Wells , is one of seven fatherless children , and comes forward with a total of 1 , 187 votes as the result of the two elections in which she has taken a part . Her
father was an initiate of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , London . No . 21 , Eleanor Julia Sutton , and No . 34 , Louise Ethel Sanders , are also members of families in
which there are seven children dependent on a widowed mother . They are both new applications , the former from Hants and the Isle of Wight , and the latter from London . Bro . Sutton was initiated in the Harmony Lodge , No . 309 , -
and Bro . Sanders in the Islington Lodge , No . 1471 , of
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The Approaching Election Of The Girls' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
THE usual half-yearly election of pupils to this Institution will take place on Saturday , the 10 th April , on which occasion twenty-three vacancies will be filled from a list of thirty-six approved candidates . Twenty-one of these candidates now appear for the first time , and of the
remainder fourteen have made one previous application , while the other , Lilian Frances Wells , has taken part in each of the last two elections . Four of the candidates now
make their last appeal , the limit in regard to age rendering them ineligible if they are not successful at the next contest . Of these , No . 2 , Mathilde Pratt , brings forward 211 votes from October last . She is one of five children
dependent on their mother , who was left a widow in March 1884 . The father was a member of St . Luke ' s Lodge , No . 225 , Suffolk , and Star in the East Lodge , No . 650 , Essex , so that his family have good fields from
which to look for help in their hour of need . We trust that sufficient support may be secured from these two Provinces to render the case secure , ere it be too late . No . 5 , Ethel Kirkman , an only child dependent on her widowed
mother , secured 263 votes in October , a number which , we need hardly mention , will have to be very considerably increased next month if the child is to become a pupil at the Institution . Her father was a member of Union
Lodge , No . 38 , Sussex , and died in 1882 , after a Masonic membership of seven and a half years . Both the other last applications are new to the present list , and are thereon numbered 25 and 26 respectively . No . 25 , Amy Dalton
Cutbush , is the daughter of a brother who was well known in connection with the Masonic institutions , was at all times a warm advocate on their behalf , and one who snpported them to the best of his ability . He died in
August of last year , and there are now five members of his family dependent npon his widow . We hope that the application now being made on behalf of his daughter Amy may result in her election to the Girls' School on the 10 th .
No . 26 , Edith Mary Hood , and t 1 ^ —embers of her family
appear to be very similarly circumstanced , for in her case there are also five children dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was a member of the Commercial Lodge , No . 1391 , Leicestershire , and remained a
subscriber of his Lodge until the time of his decease , which occurred in July last . The case is the only one from the Masonic province of Leicestershire and Rutland , and will ,
we hope , receive the support of the brethren of that district to such an extent as may be necessary to secure the child ' s election on this her first and last application .
Neither parent living is recorded in four cases ; while in three others the children , and the families of which they are members , are now dependent on step-mothers . Of the former , No . 15 , Ettie Louise Chapman , appears to stand a
very good chance of being admitted at the next election , for 1072 votes were polled on her behalf in October , in addition to which she comes from a Province—Devonshire —which seldom fails with any case its representatives
regularly adopt , and we presume this case has been adopted , or it would not have been so well supported at the election last October ; she is an only dependent child , daughter of
an old member of the Brunswick Lodge , No . 159 . No . 14 , Flora Richardson , one of four parentless children , brings forward 413 votes , but we trust that number will be very
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materially increased ere the poll closes next month . Her father was a P . M . ancl a Past Provincial Grand Officer of Essex , and the case of his child will , we are convinced , receive such support as the brethren of that district can
give . The Essex brethren are proverbial for the sincere way in which they carry out their Masonic obligations , especially in the matter of affording relief whenever it lies in their power to do so . No . 27 , Lilian Maud
Arrowsmith , is one of four now dependent on their relations ; she has a brother in the Boys' School , but in the case of parentless children this should hardly be considered as lessening the claims of a sister for
the benefits of the Girls' Institution , especially when , as in this case , there are still so mauy to be provided for . Her father was S . W . of the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , at the
time of his death ( in June 1882 ) , ancl in that capacity doubtless made many friends , who , it is to be hoped , will combine and give to his daughter similar benefits to those
which have been secured for his son . No 28 , Martha Paulina C . Steng , is one of three dependent children . Her
father was a member of the Old England Lodge , No . 1790 ( London ) , until the time of his death in October last , and had risen to the office of Inner Guard therein . We hope the members of his Lodge and their friends may be able to
command sufficient votes to secure this parentless child ' s early election . No . 3 , Eleanor Phillips , ono of five children dependent on a step-mother , comes forward for the second time , but has not yet had any votes polled on
her behalf . Her father was a member of St . George ' s Lodge , 431 , Northumberland . Perhaps the friends of the candidate were husbanding their strength last time , so as to make an especially good show at this election . No . 7 ,
Mary Ann Dickinson , one of three children dependent on tbeir step-mother , fared much better in October , for 1255 votes were then polled on her behalf . The father was a member of the Royal Standard Lodge , No . 1298 , up to
the time of his decease , which occurred in March 1884 . No . 9 , Edith May Walmsley , made a good—though not equally good—fight at the last election , her total of votes recorded on that occasion being 783 . Doubtless this
number will have to be repeated to give the candidate even a hope of being secure ; but from such Lodges as the Whittington , No . 862 , and the Stuart , No . 1632 , of which the father was P . M . and Treasurer , this shonld present no very serious difficulty .
Twenty-one of the remaining candidates have each lost their father , and the other four havo both parents living . No . 36 , Violet Annie W . Bell , and eight other children are dependent on the widow of a brother initiated
in the Walden Lodge , No . 1280 , who became a joining member of the Southampton Lodge , No . 394 , in which latter he rose to the dignity of W . M . elect . The case is new to the present list , and , so far as we are able to judge ,
appears one of the most deserving on it . No . 1 , Lilian Frances Wells , is one of seven fatherless children , and comes forward with a total of 1 , 187 votes as the result of the two elections in which she has taken a part . Her
father was an initiate of the Prosperity Lodge , No . 65 , London . No . 21 , Eleanor Julia Sutton , and No . 34 , Louise Ethel Sanders , are also members of families in
which there are seven children dependent on a widowed mother . They are both new applications , the former from Hants and the Isle of Wight , and the latter from London . Bro . Sutton was initiated in the Harmony Lodge , No . 309 , -
and Bro . Sanders in the Islington Lodge , No . 1471 , of