The October Election For The Boys' School.

is nothing special about the cases . Kent ' s father was n member of No . 1297 , London ; Williams's of the Merchants ' Lodge , No . 241 , W . Lancashire ; Pope's of Royal Lebanon , No . 493 , Gloucestershire ; Lester's of Nos . 199 and 1208 , Kent ; ancl Taylor ' s of Tranquillity , No . 274 , East

Lancashire . Nos . 13 , 17 , 19 , 29 and 38 each form one of families of four , left to the care of widowed mothers . No . 13 , John Sinclair Barker Allen , comes forward for the third time , with 244 votes to his credit . His father was a member of

Friendship Lodge , No . 100 , Norfolk ; No . 17 , Charles Bernard Cooper , has had similar experience so far as number of elections is concerned , bnt has met with much greater success , having already polled 1070 votes . His father was a subscribing member of No . 1381 , London ,

until the time of his death , which occurred in 1883 . No . 19 , William Featherstone Sharland , has 544 votes to his credit from the two contests in which he has already been engaged . His father was a -Devonshire Mason , having been a member of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 1125 , a matter of

eight years . No . 29 , John George Hardy ( Jersey ) ; and No . 38 , Alfred Llewellyn Pedley ( South Wales , West Division ) , are both first applications . No . 21 , Arthur Moore is one of a family of five , of whom two are partially provided for . He has 37 votes to his credit from April

last . His father ' s Lodge was the Montague , No . 665 , Dorset . There are ten cases in which the families dependent consist of three children , and of these five are first applications . No . 11 , William Taylor Gishford , son of an old

member of the "Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , London , has 997 votes to his credit , as the result of two elections in which he has been a competitor . No . 22 , Alfred Thompson Mushens , polled 10 votes last April . Hia father was a member of the Williamson Lodge , No . 949 , Durham .

No . 25 , Lewis John Thomas Harvey , has a sister in the Girls' School , and himself brings forward 505 votes as the result of his friends' labours in April last . His father was connected with Nos . 72 , 1475 , ancl 1658 , three London Lodges , and during the few years he was associated with

them appears to have gained several friends , if we may judge from what is being done for his family . No . 27 , John Leathart Heinke , brings forward 183 votes from April . His father was initiated in the Frederick of Unity Lodge , No . 452 , Surrey . No . 28 , Samuel William Knight ,

had 311 polled on his behalf last election . His father was S . W . of the Vitruvian Lodge , No . 87 , London . No . 40 , John Braithwaite Broadbent ( East Lancashire ) ; No . 42 , Charles William Whitehead ( East Lancashire ) ; No . 44 , Sydney John Pearson ( Staffordshire ); No . 51 , John

Henry Brown ( London ) ; and No . 57 , Harry Edwards Hensbaw ( London ) , are all first application cases . Henshaw has a sister in the Girls' School , but beyond that there is nothing special in any of the cases to refer to . No . 12 , Christopher W . G . Barber ( London ) , who now

comes forward for the third time , is one of a family of "whom two children are dependent on a "widowed mother . He has 870 votes to his credit , so that his chance of ultimate election may be looked upon as very good . No . 31 , Sidney James Simpson ( Northumberland ) ; No . 35 ,

Cuthbert John George Roddam ( London ) ; No . 37 , Algernon Sackville West ( London ) ; No . 45 , Arthur Tnylor Richardson ( Devon ) ; and No . 50 , Walter John Richards ( London ) , each of whom are members of families in which two

children are dependent on the mother , close this section . They are all first applications , and with the exception of young West ( 37 ) , present no special features . He has a sister in the Girls' School .

No . 24 , Richard . Cephas Matthews , is an only child now dependent on his mother . He has a sister in the Girls ' School , and he brings forward 853 votes from April last , a state of affairs which stamps his election as all but

certain . His father was initiated in Tasmanian Lodge , No . 536 , Hobart Town . No . 33 , George Cannon ( Northumberland ) , and No . 34 , William Baret Macqueen ( London ) , both of whom now appear for the first time , are also the only children dependent on their respective mothers .

In the remaining cases , which are five in number , both parents are still living . No . 2 , Reginald Beaumont , now comes forward for the fifth time , with 1088 votes to his credit . He is one of ten children dependent on his parents ,

but why he is eligible for this Institution we do not know , as no reason is assigned . No . 4 , Frederick Wallace Longman , whose father is incapacitated , is one of three children dependent . He brings forward 95 votes from

The October Election For The Boys' School.

three previous elections . No . 5 , James Murray Green , who has already stood three elections , has not fared so well , as his total at present stands at 21 onl y He and one other child are dependent . No . 15 , John Augustus Miller Bailey , has 15-5 votes to his credit , the result of two contests . He and nine other children

are dependent . No . 32 , John Nicol McMillan , is a first application case . He has a sister in the Girls School , and yet there are still eleven children dependent . The father is described as insane , aud thus we may say that this , the

last on the list , is among the most deserving of the fifty-six it has been our duty to review . McMillan ' s father was initiated in a South American Lodge , afterwards joining No . 1719 , London .

In closing our remarks we can but again express our pleasure at the large proportion of candidates it will be possible to elect . We hope that the most deserving will ultimately succeed .

The Ethics Of Visiting.

THE ETHICS OF VISITING .

THE right of visit is one which , within certain definite limitations , appertains to every Mason in good Masonic standing . It is a right , too , which is enjoyed by every such Brother probably more than any other right conferred by Freemasonry , No other is exercised so frequently , or with results so pleasurable . It is the

privilege tho exercise of which practically proves the whole Masonic world to be akin . Lodges in America and China are equally within the area encircled by the Mystic Tie , and Brethren of the one may visit those of tbe other with a freedom and benefit that are productive of the largest

good and truest enjoyment . In order to the attainment of this result the right performance of certain correlative duties is necessary on the part equally of the visitor and the Lodge , or other Masonic body visited . We shall state a few of these , in order that the ethics of Masonic

visiting may be the better apprehended , and the more correctly exemplified . The visitor shonld be careful to claim the exercise of his right at a time when he is aware that it is not inconvenient to the Lodge . Suppose the body meets at seven

o ' clock—in that event he should not , if he be a stranger , knock at the portals of the Lodge so late as nine , or it may be ten o ' clock , ancl expect to have his call instantly attended to . When seven o ' clock is fixed as the hour of meeting it means seven , for members and visitors , and stragglers

after that hour have no ri ght to cavil because they are kept waiting outside a reasonable length of time , or perhaps , if the exigencies of business require it , altogether . Too much indulgence is usually shown these tardy brethren . Until quite recently , for example , a whole

hour was devoted , by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , to admitting late members , no business wbatever , meanwhile , being transacted . Thus were those who were diligent in the performance of their Masonic duties made to wait upon those who were negligent . Now , the better

custom has been adopted of limiting the time for tbe main reception of tardy members and visitors to the first halfhour—to the large satisfaction of punctual brethren , the quicker despatch of business , and justice to all concerned . No brother has a ri ght to complain that two or

three hundred other brethren would not sit with folded hands for an hour while he made up his mind whether he would come to see them and take part in their proceedings . The ethics of visiting do not require this , and the sooner this is distinctly understood the better for the comfort and pleasure of all concerned .

The Lodge visited , when the brother calls at a timely hour , and at a period when it is not engaged in labour , should recognise his mystic knock by promptly communicating with him in the accustomed manner . He should not be kept waiting unduly , any more than the

Lodgeshould so be kept waiting . These correlative rights are reciprocal , and their right exercise entails no hardship on either party . Neither one may present an allowable excuse for the non-performance of that duty , which is required

to be performed by what we may style the unwritten canon of courtesy . " Freemasonry is a Fraternity , and the actions of its brethren towards each other should always be fraternal . It is equally unfraternal for a brother to visit at a late hour , and for a Lodge to decline to acknowledge