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apart from the personal enjoyment which is invariably afforded by such reunions , they may produce a most potent influence in bringing into closer contact , and uniting in firmer bonds of love and activity , the various branches of our Ancient and Honourable Institution .
Thus , when we hear the words " Happy have we met ; happy have we been ; and happy part again , " we know that it will not be for long , and that even in the brief interregnum the spirit of the Craft will bo still growing
and increasing in volume , while the tide of Benevolence and Charity is never still . Even as , during a Parliamentary recess , the political life of the nation is kept alive by what are known as " extra Parliamentary utterances , " so in our
own circle will the active principles of the Craft be kept m healthy activity and perpetual motion . That it will be ever thus may be safely concluded by each and all of us ;
and , whether at hard work or enjoying the delights afforded by the quiet season at which we have hinted as close upon us , the prevading spirit of the Craft will be ever kept alive as one of the most vital and practical
exponents of Benevolence and Charity on the face of the habitable globe .
The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
THE balloting paper for the approaching election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which takes place on Saturday , the 11 th April , at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London , contains the names of thirty
candidates , of whom twenty-two are to be elected . Fourteen of the candidates have made previous applications , ranging from one to four in number , the remaining sixteen being fresh cases . Four of the girls now appear for
the last time , their age precluding them from participation in future elections if unsuccessful at the coming contest . These four are J . W . Hutchings , No . 1 ; R . A . M . Smith , No . 9 ; G . F . Greenwood , No . 13 ; and J . E . Cooke , No . 22 .
No . 1 , Jane Wheeler Hutchmgs , now appears for the fifth time , with 905 votes to her credit . She is one of four fatherless children dependent on their mother , and a daughter of an old member of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 ,
London . Her father figures as one of the few who have a record of past services for the Charities on this list , he having been a subscriber to the Benevolent Institution ; for this reason , if for no other , we hope his daughter will
be successful at the next election . No . 9 , Rose Adelaide Marsac ; Smith , now makes a second application , with a total of 56 votes already polled on her behalf . She and one other child are dependent , both parents being alive .
She has had a sister in the Institution , a fact which , so far from proving the need for the admission of the present applicant , should , we think , have called for some special details as to the case , especially when we
remember that both parents are living . However , as usual , no particulars are given beyond the necessary dates , & c . ; and the only redeeming feature in the case—judged from a general point of view is , that the father has served as a
Steward and qualified as Life Governor both of the Girls ' and Benevolent Institutions . No . 13 , Gertrude Frances Greenwood , was very successful at the last election , polling no less than 1 , 379 votes on that occasion , which augurs
well for her chance of success next month . She is one of five children , who , though having both parents alive , are in reality dependent on their mother , whose husband is insane . This is one of those cases where all the help that
Freemasons can give is not too much ; indeed , we should like to see the Craft in a position to do even more than it does do in relief of such an awful affliction . The Province of Kent has the case in hand , and , but for miscalculation—or so we
should imagine—would have secured this Girl ' s election last October . No . 22 , Jessie Edith Cooke , the other " last application , " is a new case . She is one of two children dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was P . M . of
St . John ' s Lodge , Cheshire , and this being the only case from that district , there can be little fear as to the result . What a blessing it must be to have the support of such a Province .
The case of Minnie Madeline Mansell , No . 11 , is perhaps one of the most deserving on the list . She is one of six children left parentless , four of whom are entirely .
and two partially , dependent on friends . The father was a member of the Pnnmure Lodge , No . 720 , London , and his daughter now makes a second application , with 184 votes to her credit . No . 15 , Mary Alice G . Smith , is another
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parentless child , and so also are No . 18 , Ethel Clara Gillett , No . 29 , Myrtle Speed , and No . 30 , Mary Frances Read . These four are all fresh cases . Mary Smith is one of three children , whose father was S . W . of the Pelham
Pillar Lodge , Lincolnshire , at the time of his death in January 1881 . Ethel Gillett is one of nine children dependent . Her father was a member of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London . We feel we may look for this
child ' s early election to tho School , as the brethren of her father's Lodge are hardly the ones to allow such a case to remain long uncared for . Myrtle Speed comes from Derbyshire , her father having been an initiate of the
Scarsdale Lodge , No . 681 . She is one of six children now dependent on their friends , and we hope that the Freemasons of England will soon be entitled to be ranked among
such , by undertaking the care of at least one of the orphans . Mary Reed is an only child dependent , and is in good hands if the brethren of her father ' s
Province—North and East Yorkshire—have taken up her case . We
hope for her sake they have done so . Among the other cases there are ten whose fathers are dead , each of whom have already figured at one or other of the elections of the past two years . No . 4 , Jessie
Louisa Beilby , now comes forward for the third time , with 1669 votes to her credit , a total which we think should be ample to secure her election , even if no others are polled for her on the 11 th proximo . She is one of seven dependent
children , and is accredited to Northumberland . No . 2 , Mary Amelia Wheeler , and No . 3 , Maude Mary Bromley , follow very closely so far as votes already polled are concerned . Both girls now make a fourth application , the
one having already polled 1569 votes , and the other 1568 . Wheeler is one of six , and Bromley one of seven dependent children . " No . 6 , Florence Jane Obey , one of three children left to the care of their mother , was a candidate in October
last , and then secured 1347 votes . Her father , formerly a member of the Prince Leopold Lodge , No . 1445 , died in 1881 . No . 5 , Florence Eleanor Relph , polled 1319 votes at the two elections of last year . She and one other child
are now relying for support on their mother , the widow of a Past Master of the Joppa Lodge , No . 188 . No . 8 , Rose Isabel Marian Woodforde , polled 775 votes at the last election , a numfcer which , if duplicated in April , should
place her on the list of successful . Wo trust her friends will be able to support her to this extent . Her case is accredited to Somersetshire , and she is one of four fatherless children left to the care of their mother . 560
votes already stand to the credit of No . 12 , Louisa Adelaide Smithers , who with six other children are left dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was a member of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London . No . 10 ,
Edith Fanny Tanner , has a brother in the Boys School . There are still three children—including the present candidate—relying on their mother for support . Her father was a member of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 ,
at the time of his decease , and most faithfully have the brethren of this Lodge fulfilled their obligation to him . As we have said , one of his sons has been admitted to the Boys' School , and now one of his daughters stands a fair
chance of being cared for in the sister Institution . She goes to the poll with 477 votes to her credit . No . 14 , Kate Sharland , one of four fatherless children , polled 198 votes in October last . Her father was initiated in St .
Peter ' s , No . 1125 , Devonshire , and rose to the office of S . W . in that Lodge . No . 7 , Margaret E , M . Holmes , closes the list , so far as the candidates who have already
taken part in previous elections are concerned . She comes forward with 178 votes in hand . She is one of five fatherless children whose father was a member of the Barnard
Lodge , No . 1230 , Durham . The new cases—other than the five already disposed
ofdo not appear to present any particular feature for notice . They arc no donbt all worthy , but it is impossible to assign to them any order of precedence . In the case of No . 24 , Florence Ellen Dunlop , there is a family of nine children
dependent on the mother . The father was a P . M . of the Star in the East Lodge , No . 650 , Harwich , and his daughter will doubtless secure the sympathy of the Essex brethren . No . 20 , May E . Marlow , and No . 21 , Lilian Frances Wells , fire each members of families of seven left to the care of
widowed mothers . No . 25 , Lelia Constance Whitaker , and No . 28 , Maud Emily Fitt , each members of families of six similarly circumstanced , and No . 16 , Marien Grace M .
Watson , No . 19 , Mary Sybil Tucker , INo . 26 , Mary Scott Patience , and No . 27 , Gertrude Lockwood , each members
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apart from the personal enjoyment which is invariably afforded by such reunions , they may produce a most potent influence in bringing into closer contact , and uniting in firmer bonds of love and activity , the various branches of our Ancient and Honourable Institution .
Thus , when we hear the words " Happy have we met ; happy have we been ; and happy part again , " we know that it will not be for long , and that even in the brief interregnum the spirit of the Craft will bo still growing
and increasing in volume , while the tide of Benevolence and Charity is never still . Even as , during a Parliamentary recess , the political life of the nation is kept alive by what are known as " extra Parliamentary utterances , " so in our
own circle will the active principles of the Craft be kept m healthy activity and perpetual motion . That it will be ever thus may be safely concluded by each and all of us ;
and , whether at hard work or enjoying the delights afforded by the quiet season at which we have hinted as close upon us , the prevading spirit of the Craft will be ever kept alive as one of the most vital and practical
exponents of Benevolence and Charity on the face of the habitable globe .
The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
THE balloting paper for the approaching election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , which takes place on Saturday , the 11 th April , at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , London , contains the names of thirty
candidates , of whom twenty-two are to be elected . Fourteen of the candidates have made previous applications , ranging from one to four in number , the remaining sixteen being fresh cases . Four of the girls now appear for
the last time , their age precluding them from participation in future elections if unsuccessful at the coming contest . These four are J . W . Hutchings , No . 1 ; R . A . M . Smith , No . 9 ; G . F . Greenwood , No . 13 ; and J . E . Cooke , No . 22 .
No . 1 , Jane Wheeler Hutchmgs , now appears for the fifth time , with 905 votes to her credit . She is one of four fatherless children dependent on their mother , and a daughter of an old member of the Corinthian Lodge , No . 1382 ,
London . Her father figures as one of the few who have a record of past services for the Charities on this list , he having been a subscriber to the Benevolent Institution ; for this reason , if for no other , we hope his daughter will
be successful at the next election . No . 9 , Rose Adelaide Marsac ; Smith , now makes a second application , with a total of 56 votes already polled on her behalf . She and one other child are dependent , both parents being alive .
She has had a sister in the Institution , a fact which , so far from proving the need for the admission of the present applicant , should , we think , have called for some special details as to the case , especially when we
remember that both parents are living . However , as usual , no particulars are given beyond the necessary dates , & c . ; and the only redeeming feature in the case—judged from a general point of view is , that the father has served as a
Steward and qualified as Life Governor both of the Girls ' and Benevolent Institutions . No . 13 , Gertrude Frances Greenwood , was very successful at the last election , polling no less than 1 , 379 votes on that occasion , which augurs
well for her chance of success next month . She is one of five children , who , though having both parents alive , are in reality dependent on their mother , whose husband is insane . This is one of those cases where all the help that
Freemasons can give is not too much ; indeed , we should like to see the Craft in a position to do even more than it does do in relief of such an awful affliction . The Province of Kent has the case in hand , and , but for miscalculation—or so we
should imagine—would have secured this Girl ' s election last October . No . 22 , Jessie Edith Cooke , the other " last application , " is a new case . She is one of two children dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was P . M . of
St . John ' s Lodge , Cheshire , and this being the only case from that district , there can be little fear as to the result . What a blessing it must be to have the support of such a Province .
The case of Minnie Madeline Mansell , No . 11 , is perhaps one of the most deserving on the list . She is one of six children left parentless , four of whom are entirely .
and two partially , dependent on friends . The father was a member of the Pnnmure Lodge , No . 720 , London , and his daughter now makes a second application , with 184 votes to her credit . No . 15 , Mary Alice G . Smith , is another
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parentless child , and so also are No . 18 , Ethel Clara Gillett , No . 29 , Myrtle Speed , and No . 30 , Mary Frances Read . These four are all fresh cases . Mary Smith is one of three children , whose father was S . W . of the Pelham
Pillar Lodge , Lincolnshire , at the time of his death in January 1881 . Ethel Gillett is one of nine children dependent . Her father was a member of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London . We feel we may look for this
child ' s early election to tho School , as the brethren of her father's Lodge are hardly the ones to allow such a case to remain long uncared for . Myrtle Speed comes from Derbyshire , her father having been an initiate of the
Scarsdale Lodge , No . 681 . She is one of six children now dependent on their friends , and we hope that the Freemasons of England will soon be entitled to be ranked among
such , by undertaking the care of at least one of the orphans . Mary Reed is an only child dependent , and is in good hands if the brethren of her father ' s
Province—North and East Yorkshire—have taken up her case . We
hope for her sake they have done so . Among the other cases there are ten whose fathers are dead , each of whom have already figured at one or other of the elections of the past two years . No . 4 , Jessie
Louisa Beilby , now comes forward for the third time , with 1669 votes to her credit , a total which we think should be ample to secure her election , even if no others are polled for her on the 11 th proximo . She is one of seven dependent
children , and is accredited to Northumberland . No . 2 , Mary Amelia Wheeler , and No . 3 , Maude Mary Bromley , follow very closely so far as votes already polled are concerned . Both girls now make a fourth application , the
one having already polled 1569 votes , and the other 1568 . Wheeler is one of six , and Bromley one of seven dependent children . " No . 6 , Florence Jane Obey , one of three children left to the care of their mother , was a candidate in October
last , and then secured 1347 votes . Her father , formerly a member of the Prince Leopold Lodge , No . 1445 , died in 1881 . No . 5 , Florence Eleanor Relph , polled 1319 votes at the two elections of last year . She and one other child
are now relying for support on their mother , the widow of a Past Master of the Joppa Lodge , No . 188 . No . 8 , Rose Isabel Marian Woodforde , polled 775 votes at the last election , a numfcer which , if duplicated in April , should
place her on the list of successful . Wo trust her friends will be able to support her to this extent . Her case is accredited to Somersetshire , and she is one of four fatherless children left to the care of their mother . 560
votes already stand to the credit of No . 12 , Louisa Adelaide Smithers , who with six other children are left dependent on a widowed mother . Her father was a member of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London . No . 10 ,
Edith Fanny Tanner , has a brother in the Boys School . There are still three children—including the present candidate—relying on their mother for support . Her father was a member of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 ,
at the time of his decease , and most faithfully have the brethren of this Lodge fulfilled their obligation to him . As we have said , one of his sons has been admitted to the Boys' School , and now one of his daughters stands a fair
chance of being cared for in the sister Institution . She goes to the poll with 477 votes to her credit . No . 14 , Kate Sharland , one of four fatherless children , polled 198 votes in October last . Her father was initiated in St .
Peter ' s , No . 1125 , Devonshire , and rose to the office of S . W . in that Lodge . No . 7 , Margaret E , M . Holmes , closes the list , so far as the candidates who have already
taken part in previous elections are concerned . She comes forward with 178 votes in hand . She is one of five fatherless children whose father was a member of the Barnard
Lodge , No . 1230 , Durham . The new cases—other than the five already disposed
ofdo not appear to present any particular feature for notice . They arc no donbt all worthy , but it is impossible to assign to them any order of precedence . In the case of No . 24 , Florence Ellen Dunlop , there is a family of nine children
dependent on the mother . The father was a P . M . of the Star in the East Lodge , No . 650 , Harwich , and his daughter will doubtless secure the sympathy of the Essex brethren . No . 20 , May E . Marlow , and No . 21 , Lilian Frances Wells , fire each members of families of seven left to the care of
widowed mothers . No . 25 , Lelia Constance Whitaker , and No . 28 , Maud Emily Fitt , each members of families of six similarly circumstanced , and No . 16 , Marien Grace M .
Watson , No . 19 , Mary Sybil Tucker , INo . 26 , Mary Scott Patience , and No . 27 , Gertrude Lockwood , each members