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The Girls' School Election.
No . 12 , Kathleen Alice Gibson , has With parents living , the father being described as " in H . M . Customs . " There are six children dependent in this case , and doubtless some good reason exists why the application is approved . We think the subscribers generally should demand that the
particulars be published in the ballot papers . The father is a Past Master of No . 223 , Charity , Devonshire , and a Past Grand Deacon of the Province . No . 17 , Mary Amelia Wheeler , is also a member of a family of six dependent , but in her case the father is dead . Her father was a Past
Master of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 865 , Middlesex . No . 25 , Beatrice Marv High , another in whose family there are six fatherless children dependent , is a daughter of a Past Master of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1364 . Dm ing his Masonic career of 8 \ years he acted aa Steward for the
Girls' School , and qualified as subscriber to the three Institutions . No . 23 , Amy M . Owen , hails from the Pro-• vince of North Wales and Shropshire , in which district her father subscribed for 15 y years , serving the office of Worshipful Master in the St . Tudno Lodge , No . 755 .
There are six children left in this family , of whom five are wholly , and one partially , dependent on the mother . No . 19 , Eleanor Alice Johnstone , one of five children left
fatherless , comes forward from No . 65 , Prosperity Lodge , London . We trust she will receive the hearty support of the members of the Prosperity Lodge , in which case her ultimate success would be all but secured .
No . 28 , Emily Pinder , is similarly circumstanced as regards family ties ; her mother was left a widow in 1882 , at which time her husband was Senior Warden of the Excelsior Lodge , No . 1042 , West Yorkshire , in which district he subscribed from 1876 , until the time of his death .
No . 31 , Edith Daisy Capon , has both parents living , and is one of five dependent children . Her father is unfortunately insnne , and on that account the sympathy of his brother Masons should be forthcoming , and that , too , in such a manner as to secure for his dau ghter an early
election into the Girls' School . No . 22 , Edith Ellen Betts , is one of a family of five , of whom one is partially pro vided for . Her father , who was Past Master of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 419 , Staffordshire , died in 1881 , after a Masonic career of 74- years . Cases in . which thpre are four
dependent children next call for attention . No . 9 , Ethel Haden Sutcliffe , is one of such cases . Her father was a Past Master of the Acacia Lodge , No . 1309 , Middlesex , and subscribed from 1875 until his death . The girl has a brother in the Boys' School , a fact which , as we have
previously said , should be taken into consideration at the day of election . No . 11 , Mary Tanner , is also one of four dependent on a widowed mother . Her father , a member of the Burgoyne , Lodge , No . 902 , London , died in 1881 , after subscribing to Freemasonry for 17 years . No . 13 ,
Florence Ann Motion , has a brother in the Boys' School . The remarks we have previously made in such cases equally apply here . Her father shews a record of twenty-five years Masonic subscription . He was a joining member of No . 453 , Chigwell , Essex , in which Province he served as
Worshipful Master , and obtained Provincial honours . He was a Steward and Life Governor of the three Institutions , and , on that account , his family deserve some extra attention . No . 29 , Emily Sarah Jane Hall , has both parents living , and no reason being assigned why the father is
unable to provide for his family , we can only call for more detailed particulars . No . 8 , Mabel Harriet Godfrey , is one of three fatherless children . Her father was a member of No . 100 , Friendship , Norfolk , and died in December 1877 . No . 16 , Alice Garton West , daughter of an old Past
Master of the Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 , London , is also one of three children looking for support to their mother , who was left a widow in April of the present year . Her husband was a Life Subscriber of tbe Girls' and Benevolent Institutions , and had many friends among the members of the Craft r let ns hope they will
unite and endeavour to provide for one of his children . No . 21 , Fanny Heath , also one of three dependent on a widowed mother , is a daughter of a late J . D . of the Peace and Harmony Lodge , No . 359 , Hampshire . Her father , during his lifetime , qualified as Life Subscriber to the
Girls School . No . 14 , Florence Alice Weber , calls to mind a brother who must have been known to a very large nnmber of the supporters of the Girls' School .
Brother Wilhelm G . Weber for some time previous to his death occupied the position of clerk at the Institution His early decease was a matter of great regret , and now that one of his children is appealing for the benefits of the
The Girls' School Election.
Institution , we hope an effort will be made to practically show the respect , in whioh her father was hell . He was an annual subscriber to the Girls' School , and has left hia widow with two children to provide for . No . 30 . Lnmr
Harrison , also a member of a family of two dependent on a widowed mother , brings our review to an end . Her father was one of the P . M . ' s of Shakespeare , No . 1018 West Yorkshire , and had a Masonio record of 15 J years subscription .
We cannot close our review without a few general remarks . We have not hitherto given special prominence to those cases in which the father appears to have sup . ported the Institutions , but in view of the very small number of the candidates whose fathers are now accredited
with having contributed to the Charities , we cannot but think that those who are so accredited are entitled to some special notice . Want of such record should not be a bar to a candidate ' s admission , bufc it should count for something on the day of election . Another point we can bat
refer to is , the short connection many of the families nowappealing had with Freemasonry at the time of the father ' s decease or withdrawal from membership . We shall next week devote ourselves to the Boys' School list , which , as usual , is of much greater length than that for the Girls' Institution .
We may add , we shall be very pleased to receive the votes of any of our readers who may have no special use for them ; we can assure them that any so seat will be judiciously applied .
Masonic Recollections.
MASONIC RECOLLECTIONS .
ONE of the most curious episodes in the Masonic his tory of the day ia the contention which grew out of the establishment in 1860 , of a society , styled " The Conservators . " Never was more innocent project vilified
never more noble effort maligned . My " recollections of it are partly sad , partly glad , and this series will indeed be incomplete unless I give a fair space to the subject .
Open before me is the register of the Conservators ' A ssociation up to the period when the oivil war closed the lines between North and Sonth . The number of registered names is 2820 , but at least 500 or 1000 more Conservators
were made whose names never reached us . Every State in the Union is represented , and every Territory that was organized prior to 1863 . To give an idea of the universality of the movement , I see among the first twenty names the
following ; Rev . Thos . R . Austin , LL . D ., now of Vincennes , Ind , Past Grand Master , a Mason of national fame ; Geo . D . Norris , M . D ., New Market , Ala , Past Grand Master , a bright light , still living ; A . B . Cudworth , Pontiao ,
Michigan , Past Grand High Priest ; Joseph Covell , Jay Bridge , | Main , one of the standards of that jurisdiction in his day , died 1866 ; P . H . Taylor , Ionia , Michigan , Past Grand Junior Warden , possesses a poetical gift ; W . B . Langridge ,
Muscatine , Iowa , Grand Recorder , & c , a star in the Iowan firmament ; John Scott , Nevada , Iowa , Past Grand Master , & c , whose praises have been sung in another paper of this series : Edward A . Guilbert , A . M ., M . D ., Past Grand
Master , & c , of Iowa , of whom I have several times spoken . Now these are included in the first twenty . Glancing through the other 2800 I find that we had enrolled in this society more than one hundred Masons who were then or
have since been Grand Masters . Now , as no Masonic movement , not even in the Scotch Rite , was ever met with such a storm of slander and reproach as the Conservators , it may well be asked what
was the purpose , what were the features of Conservatism ? The aim was simply to produce uniformity in Blue Lodge work by laying down in cipher an accurate reproduction of the Webb work of the earlv part of the present century .
The method was to form a Masonic brotherhood for that purpose , limiting the period to five years , and to bind the members together by the institution of a Degree styled " The Conservators' Degree . "
Ifc is no parfc of the present paper to publish these details , nor is it necessary , seeing that Committees in several States published in the Grand Lodge Proceedings
all our circulars , and so-called " Masonic papers " published our private letters , equally violating confidence and decency . If the reader cares to see the whole movement elaborated in circular form he will find it in the old files of Grand Lodge Publications ,
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The Girls' School Election.
No . 12 , Kathleen Alice Gibson , has With parents living , the father being described as " in H . M . Customs . " There are six children dependent in this case , and doubtless some good reason exists why the application is approved . We think the subscribers generally should demand that the
particulars be published in the ballot papers . The father is a Past Master of No . 223 , Charity , Devonshire , and a Past Grand Deacon of the Province . No . 17 , Mary Amelia Wheeler , is also a member of a family of six dependent , but in her case the father is dead . Her father was a Past
Master of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . 865 , Middlesex . No . 25 , Beatrice Marv High , another in whose family there are six fatherless children dependent , is a daughter of a Past Master of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1364 . Dm ing his Masonic career of 8 \ years he acted aa Steward for the
Girls' School , and qualified as subscriber to the three Institutions . No . 23 , Amy M . Owen , hails from the Pro-• vince of North Wales and Shropshire , in which district her father subscribed for 15 y years , serving the office of Worshipful Master in the St . Tudno Lodge , No . 755 .
There are six children left in this family , of whom five are wholly , and one partially , dependent on the mother . No . 19 , Eleanor Alice Johnstone , one of five children left
fatherless , comes forward from No . 65 , Prosperity Lodge , London . We trust she will receive the hearty support of the members of the Prosperity Lodge , in which case her ultimate success would be all but secured .
No . 28 , Emily Pinder , is similarly circumstanced as regards family ties ; her mother was left a widow in 1882 , at which time her husband was Senior Warden of the Excelsior Lodge , No . 1042 , West Yorkshire , in which district he subscribed from 1876 , until the time of his death .
No . 31 , Edith Daisy Capon , has both parents living , and is one of five dependent children . Her father is unfortunately insnne , and on that account the sympathy of his brother Masons should be forthcoming , and that , too , in such a manner as to secure for his dau ghter an early
election into the Girls' School . No . 22 , Edith Ellen Betts , is one of a family of five , of whom one is partially pro vided for . Her father , who was Past Master of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 419 , Staffordshire , died in 1881 , after a Masonic career of 74- years . Cases in . which thpre are four
dependent children next call for attention . No . 9 , Ethel Haden Sutcliffe , is one of such cases . Her father was a Past Master of the Acacia Lodge , No . 1309 , Middlesex , and subscribed from 1875 until his death . The girl has a brother in the Boys' School , a fact which , as we have
previously said , should be taken into consideration at the day of election . No . 11 , Mary Tanner , is also one of four dependent on a widowed mother . Her father , a member of the Burgoyne , Lodge , No . 902 , London , died in 1881 , after subscribing to Freemasonry for 17 years . No . 13 ,
Florence Ann Motion , has a brother in the Boys' School . The remarks we have previously made in such cases equally apply here . Her father shews a record of twenty-five years Masonic subscription . He was a joining member of No . 453 , Chigwell , Essex , in which Province he served as
Worshipful Master , and obtained Provincial honours . He was a Steward and Life Governor of the three Institutions , and , on that account , his family deserve some extra attention . No . 29 , Emily Sarah Jane Hall , has both parents living , and no reason being assigned why the father is
unable to provide for his family , we can only call for more detailed particulars . No . 8 , Mabel Harriet Godfrey , is one of three fatherless children . Her father was a member of No . 100 , Friendship , Norfolk , and died in December 1877 . No . 16 , Alice Garton West , daughter of an old Past
Master of the Great Northern Lodge , No . 1287 , London , is also one of three children looking for support to their mother , who was left a widow in April of the present year . Her husband was a Life Subscriber of tbe Girls' and Benevolent Institutions , and had many friends among the members of the Craft r let ns hope they will
unite and endeavour to provide for one of his children . No . 21 , Fanny Heath , also one of three dependent on a widowed mother , is a daughter of a late J . D . of the Peace and Harmony Lodge , No . 359 , Hampshire . Her father , during his lifetime , qualified as Life Subscriber to the
Girls School . No . 14 , Florence Alice Weber , calls to mind a brother who must have been known to a very large nnmber of the supporters of the Girls' School .
Brother Wilhelm G . Weber for some time previous to his death occupied the position of clerk at the Institution His early decease was a matter of great regret , and now that one of his children is appealing for the benefits of the
The Girls' School Election.
Institution , we hope an effort will be made to practically show the respect , in whioh her father was hell . He was an annual subscriber to the Girls' School , and has left hia widow with two children to provide for . No . 30 . Lnmr
Harrison , also a member of a family of two dependent on a widowed mother , brings our review to an end . Her father was one of the P . M . ' s of Shakespeare , No . 1018 West Yorkshire , and had a Masonio record of 15 J years subscription .
We cannot close our review without a few general remarks . We have not hitherto given special prominence to those cases in which the father appears to have sup . ported the Institutions , but in view of the very small number of the candidates whose fathers are now accredited
with having contributed to the Charities , we cannot but think that those who are so accredited are entitled to some special notice . Want of such record should not be a bar to a candidate ' s admission , bufc it should count for something on the day of election . Another point we can bat
refer to is , the short connection many of the families nowappealing had with Freemasonry at the time of the father ' s decease or withdrawal from membership . We shall next week devote ourselves to the Boys' School list , which , as usual , is of much greater length than that for the Girls' Institution .
We may add , we shall be very pleased to receive the votes of any of our readers who may have no special use for them ; we can assure them that any so seat will be judiciously applied .
Masonic Recollections.
MASONIC RECOLLECTIONS .
ONE of the most curious episodes in the Masonic his tory of the day ia the contention which grew out of the establishment in 1860 , of a society , styled " The Conservators . " Never was more innocent project vilified
never more noble effort maligned . My " recollections of it are partly sad , partly glad , and this series will indeed be incomplete unless I give a fair space to the subject .
Open before me is the register of the Conservators ' A ssociation up to the period when the oivil war closed the lines between North and Sonth . The number of registered names is 2820 , but at least 500 or 1000 more Conservators
were made whose names never reached us . Every State in the Union is represented , and every Territory that was organized prior to 1863 . To give an idea of the universality of the movement , I see among the first twenty names the
following ; Rev . Thos . R . Austin , LL . D ., now of Vincennes , Ind , Past Grand Master , a Mason of national fame ; Geo . D . Norris , M . D ., New Market , Ala , Past Grand Master , a bright light , still living ; A . B . Cudworth , Pontiao ,
Michigan , Past Grand High Priest ; Joseph Covell , Jay Bridge , | Main , one of the standards of that jurisdiction in his day , died 1866 ; P . H . Taylor , Ionia , Michigan , Past Grand Junior Warden , possesses a poetical gift ; W . B . Langridge ,
Muscatine , Iowa , Grand Recorder , & c , a star in the Iowan firmament ; John Scott , Nevada , Iowa , Past Grand Master , & c , whose praises have been sung in another paper of this series : Edward A . Guilbert , A . M ., M . D ., Past Grand
Master , & c , of Iowa , of whom I have several times spoken . Now these are included in the first twenty . Glancing through the other 2800 I find that we had enrolled in this society more than one hundred Masons who were then or
have since been Grand Masters . Now , as no Masonic movement , not even in the Scotch Rite , was ever met with such a storm of slander and reproach as the Conservators , it may well be asked what
was the purpose , what were the features of Conservatism ? The aim was simply to produce uniformity in Blue Lodge work by laying down in cipher an accurate reproduction of the Webb work of the earlv part of the present century .
The method was to form a Masonic brotherhood for that purpose , limiting the period to five years , and to bind the members together by the institution of a Degree styled " The Conservators' Degree . "
Ifc is no parfc of the present paper to publish these details , nor is it necessary , seeing that Committees in several States published in the Grand Lodge Proceedings
all our circulars , and so-called " Masonic papers " published our private letters , equally violating confidence and decency . If the reader cares to see the whole movement elaborated in circular form he will find it in the old files of Grand Lodge Publications ,