The October Election To The Boys' School.

THE OCTOBER ELECTION TO THE BOYS' SCHOOL .

AS usual , fche balloting paper for the Boys' School election presents a very different aspect to that o ? the sister Institution , to which we referred last week . Then we had occasion to be thankful that no less than half the number of candidates would become entitled to

admission after the poll on the 8 th prox . ; but now , lp reviewing the list for fche Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , we are only able to record eleven vacancies , with fifty-four candidates eligible to fill them , so that only one in five of those who go to the poll can be admitted .

Of these fifty-four candidates no less than thirty-seven now appear on tbe list for the first time ; seven have each made one previous application , four have applied twice , one on three occasions , one on four , and one on six . This

latter , No . 1 , George Cannon , will be ineligible , on account of age , if not admitted next month . He is an only child dependent on his mother , who was left a widow in 1881 ; her husband had been a subscribing member of the

St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 481 , Northumberland , for the preceding thirteen years . The lad brings forward 92 votes from the six elections in which he has taken part , and we need hardly say will have to receive very different support

at the coming contest to have even a chance of success . No . 9 , Cyril Courtenay Couch , is the next last application case . His widowed mother has five children dependent on her , of whom one is partially provided for . Her

husband was a member of the One and All Lodge , No . 330 , Cornwall , for twenty-three years , and served therein the office of Worshipful Master ; 258 votes have already been recorded on behalf of this lad , who was a

candidate at the April election of the present year . No . 17 , Ewart Gilbert McCoy , has had similar experience in regard to previous elections , the number of votes recorded on his behalf in April being 208 . His father was

a member of the Nelson Lodge , No . 700 , London , from 1874 until his death , iu 1886 . He was an occasional subscriber to the Institution , and served the office of J . D . in his Lodge . There are three children dependent on his widow .

No . 36 , Frederick Charles Boulter , is one of four dependent children . His father was a member of the Eldon Lodge , No . 1755 , Somerset , and died in February of the present year . No . " 37 , Bertram Elford , is one of seven left to the

care of a widowed mother . His father was initiated in the St . Anne ' s Lodge , No . 970 , Cornwall , and subsequently joined the Brent Lodge , No . 1284 , Devon . The last case on the list must also be included among the " aged . " No . 54 , Reginald Herbert Mason , is one of four children left to the

care of their mother . The father was initiated in the Athol Lodge , No . 74 , Warwickshire , in 1882 , and remained a member of that Lodge until his deathin May last . We

, hope that in each of these cases snch support may be accorded as will secure to each candidate the assistance he deserves .

There are two candidates who are parentless , and both ° T them now apply for the first time . No . 43 , Charles ^ rwin Mossop , is one of two children of a late member of « ie Sun , Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Cumberland

and Westmoreland , who also became a joining Member of the Kenlis Lodge , No . 1267 , in the same Province . No . 50 , Noel Chandos D'Oyley Foote , is also 0 ne of a family oft wo parentless children . His father was

The October Election To The Boys' School.

initiated in the Phcenix Lodge , No . 904 , West Yorkshire , remaining a member thereof for close on twenty years , during which period he passed the chair of the Lodge .

Both of these particularly unfortunate orphans belong to districts noted for their benevolence , and we hope to see each of them secure an early place in the Institution at Wood Green .

Thirteen of the remaining candidates bring forward votes from one or more previous elections , although there aro fourteen who have previously competed , one of them , however , has not yet received any support . Foremost in regard to number of votes brought forward is No . 8 , David

William Ewart Cable , on whose behalf 1262 votes were recorded in April . He is one of five children left to a mother ' s care . The father was initiated in the Brownrigg Lodge , No . 1638 , Surrey , and subscribed thereto until his

death in February 1885 . No . 12 , Francis Le Gros , also did well at the last election , when 1046 votes were polled for him . He is one of four children left by a late member

of the St . Martin ' s-le-Grand Lodge , No . 1538 , London . No . 2 , Joseph Wood , brings forward 843 votes from the last four contests . He is one of six children dependent on their mother . The father was initiated in the Finsbury Lodge ,

No . 861 , London . No . 13 , Charles Ball , was a candidate

last April , aud on that occasion 747 votes were polled in his favour . He is one of six children now dependent on their mother , the widow of an old member of the Londesborough Lodge , No . 1681 , London . 700 votes stand to

the credit of No . 14 , Edward John Pitt , one of four dependent children , both of whose parents are living , the father , an initiate of the Zetland Lodge , No . 511 , is , however , a lunatic ; this renders the case particularly deserving

of sympathy . No . 3 , Harold Gray , an only child dependent on a widowed mother , comes forward for tbe fourth time , with 505 votes already recorded in his favour . His father was initiated in the British

Kaffrarian Lodge , No . 853 , King William ' s Town , and filled the office of Secretary and Junior Warden therein . No . 10 , F . P . Turner , is another only child , dependent on a widowed mother . His father was initiated in the City of London Lodge , No . 901 , London , and subscribed thereto uufcil the

time of his death . 243 votes have already been recorded in support of this lad ' s candidature . No . 5 , Charles William Green , one of two fatherless children , comes from the Province of Essex , where his father was initiated in the

Sfc . Peter s Lodge , No . 1024 . The lad has already taken part in two elections , and goes to the poll on this occasion with 150 votes to his credit . No . 7 , Frederick William John Scott , comes next in order . He is one of three

children dependent on a widowed mother , and comes for . ward with 113 votes to his credit , the outcome of two previous elections . His father was initiated in Scotland , and subsequently joined the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 828 ,

Cape of Good Hope . No . 15 , Samuel Henry Reginald Fursey , is one of six children left to the care of a widowed , mother ; he has 104 votes already to his credit , having been a candidate in April last . His father was initiated

in the Burrell Lodge , No . 1829 , Sussex , -and remained a subscribing member thereof until his death in 1886 . No . 6 , Edgar Holmes Burgess , one of three fatherless children ,

has taken part in two previous elections , and now has 52 votes to his credit . His father was initiated in the Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , Durham , remaining a member thereof until the time of his death . No . 11 , Clement Siggers , is a member of a family of seven , now dependent