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interested in tho Boys' School . Tho brethren concerned did what they could yesterday to find a candidato when they found Bro . Plucknett would not present himself for re-slection . But they took such opportunity as thoy had of communicating with a very considerable number of

brethren , and of ascertaining what were their views with respect to a brother who would bo acceptable to the brethren at large for this office . They found out what they expected , and they Avere proud to have found that there were probably many brethren of considerable eminence who took great interest in tho Craft who would

be willing to take the office , bat who would not like any one put forward who would not have universal support . He was going to propose the name of Brother Edward Letchworth , Grand Secretary , for the office of Treasurer of the Institution for the ensuing year .

He was aware that Brother Eve Grand Treasurer , objected to a member of the paid Officers of the Cvaft having those distinctions conferred upon them . But before Bro . Letchworth became Grand Secretary he was identified with this and tho other Institutions . He had

been a member of the House Committee of the Girls ' School and had been on the Committee of the Benevolent , He had also shown great interest and anxiety * for the Boys ' School by allowing himself to be put in nomination as a candidate for the Committee of Management . For reasons

which ho would nofc now state , Bro . Letchworth thought it would be better that ho . should not . be put in nomination for tho Committee of Management , and lie withdrew his name . It required a great deal of personal attendance afc Wood Green and elsewhere , aa he ( Brother Keyser ) could

testify , and Bro . Letchworth , if ho properly attended to those duties would have to neglect duties he had at Freemasons' Hall as Grand Secretary . Therefore he thought it was not advisable to become a member of the Committee of Management . But the office of Treasurer would not

entail any necessary attendance on Committees , although when the new rules were brought forward there would be more duties to bo exercised than at present . The signing cheques and dealing with the financial work of tho Institution he felt ought to be carried out by the Treasurer who

was under the roof , and he could uot imagine that those dnties could be better fulfilled than by the gentleman actually living in Freemasons' Hall , and therefore in touch with the Secretary and the Committee of the Institution . Bro . Letchworth had been approached in order to know whether he would do the Institution thc honour—for he

was sure he might put ifc in fchafc way—by allowing his name to be brought forward as candidate for the office of Treasurer , and he stated at once—as ho ( Brother Keyser ) knew—that he had not any greater ambition , and if his presence on the Board as Treasurer of the Institution would

be of use to it he was willing to place his services at the disposal of the brethren . He ( Bro . Keyser ) had no doubt that aa Treasurer of the Boys' Institution ho would do the Institution a great deal of good . The Committee of Management for several years had by means of

economylooking after the School in every detail—recovered the confidence of ' the brethren , and he believed they had succeeded very well in doing so , and he was sure that they had perfected the connecting link between Grand Lodge and the Craffc by making the School as thoroughly popular

as he hoped were the other Institutions . The brethren had had no time to talk the matter over except in a conversational way , bufc Bro . Letchworth took an overpowering interest in the Institution , and as this office was only for a year they could not do better than elect him .

Had more time been given the brethren might have been able to bring forward half-a-dozen good names . Ho believed his own had beon mentioned . He hoped the name of Bro . Letchworth would be unanimousl y accepted . Bro . George Lambert had been asked , but he declined on account of his advanced a

Bro . J . E . Le Feuvre seconded . The Chairman supported the nomination , but he wished to give his own views to the brethren , which were that he thought ifc waa undesirable to elecfc a brother who was on the staff of Graud Lodge . Tlieio were so many brethren

of many years standing , of distinguished position , who , by their names and ability jad furthered the objects of the Institution , that thev might have been selected .

They would have felt themselves agreeably honoured by being selected . It was less than forty-eight hours that this matter was first mentioned to him , but he aud the Secretary thought of Bro . George Lambert , as thc oldest

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Vice-Patron of the Institution , but ho said ho was seventytwo years of age . fie ( Bro . Eve ) knew Bro . Letchworth would be an honour to the Institution , but he felt that there was a larger number of brethren outside the Staff Officers of the Craft who had done extremely good work who should be put into the office . The motion was carried .

On the motion of Bro . J . E . Lo Feuvre , seconded by Bro . James Willing , the following brethren wero elected on the Council to represent the Life and Annnal Subscribers : — Bros . George Adamson L . S ., W . T . Blackmur L . S ., John French L . S ., F . W . Levander A . S ., Charles Greenwood

L . S . and A . S ., D . Jacobs L . S ., R . T . Redfearn L . S ., II Webb A . S ., F . R . Farrow L , S ., W . J . Rowe L . S ., J . H , Sillitoe A . S ., and Henry George L . S .

Bro . Letchworth , who shortly afterwards came into tho meeting , having beeu informed by the Chairman of tho result of thc motion , briefly returned thanks for the honour done him .

Bro . McLeod announced that No . 27 and No . 44 on the list of candidates for the School were withdrawn . The election for the Board of Management was then proceeded wifch . Afc the declaration of the poll the following were found to be elected .

LONDON BRETHREN . No . on Votes No . o * Ballot Paper . Polled . Poll 1 Fairchild , George E . 276 1 6 Stephens , James 265 2

4 Pritohard , Henry 210 3 5 Spanll , Alfred Cross 1 JJ 5 4 2 Fitzgerald , James P . 181 5

PROVINCIAL BRETHREN . 7 Bevir , Harry 183 1 9 Diamond , Hugh E . 183 2 14 Russell , William 169 3 10 McKay , George J . 166 -i 13 Pulman . Charles 117 5

The Court then proceeded to elect 23 boys oufc of an approved list of 49 candidates ; the successful list will be found in our advertisement columns , while the following is a list ofthe unsuccessful : —

No . on List . jSatne . Forward . Polled . Total . 21 Wheeler , Francis Harry — 2023 2023 15 Croft , Leonard Wilberforce — 1380 1 SS 0 47 Campbell , Clifford Emile Duncan — 1388 1388 12 Castle , Frederick Herbert 631 743 1374

'JO Allen , William John Reginald — 1286 1286 1 Good , Benjamin Horace 837 439 1276 17 Dnwdell , Stanley James Edwin — 115 !) 1159 5 Hobden , Frank Edward ( last ) 270 293 563 6 Todd , Harold George Winslow 2 353 355

38 Catoo . Reginald John Thomas — 270 270 49 Hall , Sydney Main ( last ) — 180 180 3 Blackler , William John Robert Woodgato 6 () 46 106 31 Owen , Hugh — 92 92 4 Jay , Reginald Branwhite 37 11 48 42 Norbury , Harold Warburton — 41 41

10 Goss , Edmnnd Percy Mabin 33 6 39 21 . Walker , John Barnes — 36 36 26 Johns , Phineas — 34 34 14 Jenkins , Wilfrid ( last ) — 28 28 44 Archer , James Frederick ( last ) — 23 . 23 35 Thomas , Percy Alexander — 13 13

30 Gray , George Marshall — 12 12 IS Holme ? , John Wing ( last ) — 2 2 28 Martyn , Reginald Gny — 2 2 48 Hnrat , John Henry — — — 27 Ferris , George William Withdrawn

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