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The Approaching Election For The Girls' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
npHE ballot paper issued for the next election of -fi- this Institution , which will take j ) laco on Saturday , the 26 th prox ., contains particulars of forty-nine candidates , and announces that there are hut nine vacancies . This is hut a poor proportion of prizes for the large number of aj ) plicants , but we must not fm-fffit that . n . t tho half-venvlv olfipiinn in Anvil Inst , nn 0 — /
•• " --- J -----, X " ~ less than thirty-seven girls were taken on to the funds of the Institution , which is now pledged fco the maintenance and education of two hundred and sixtyfour children . This , it must be admitted , is a very large number to be provided for from the free-willofferings of the Craft , especially when we bear in mind that there are two other large Charities to be
kept up , in addition to numberless minor calls to be answered , and all in the cause of Masonic Benevolence . The two hundred and sixty-four girls at present on the funds of this Charity compare most favourably with the hundred who were reaping the benefits of the Institution in December 1872 , and it is but necessary to consider the wide difference in the total then and now—a period of less than seventeen
years has elapsed—to fully appreciate the very rapid strides which have been made in connection with this Institution . Among the forty-nine candidates now appealing for the sympathies of the Craft are six , whose age will preclude them from taking part in another election if they are unsuccessful at the coming contest . We will not attempt to say these six are the most deserving cases on the list , but
with all of them it is now or never . The circumstances of each case have been inquired into , and all have been found worthy of being admitted to the benefits of the Charity . Under such conditions then it would seem imperative that all of them should be elected next month even if one or two more deserving cases have to be put aside for half a year—until the
next election—to make room for them ; otherwise they will be for ever excluded from the benefits which their friends have been led to expect , and which on all hands it is admitted they are fully entitled to receive . Unfortunately , it seldom happens that all of the last application cases at one of the elections are
successful , hut we hope this occasion will prove an exception to the rule , and that the six girls now taking their last chance of securing a home in the School will not be permanently excluded from its benefits . Of these six candidates two now apply for the third time ; No . 1 , Dorothy Darnell Anthony , who is one of five children dependent on a widowed
mother , brings forward 4 votes from the two elections in which she has taken part . Her father was initiated in the Sfc . John ' s Lodge , No . 70 , Devonshire , in 1871 , and subscribed thereto until the time i ° f his death , in 1887 . We hope this case may '
receive the support of the father ' s Province , and that the brethren thereof may receive sufficient outside support as to render the election a certainty . No . 19 , Emily Frances Griffiths , has not had much better fortune in the past , her total of
votes m hand being but 47 , but this lack of support at the last two elections must not be considered as any augury of what is in store for the child next month ; the friends may have been busy on other cases , and may now intend to help this one in ifcs proper order . There are five children dependent on the mother of this girl , the father of whom was admitted
to Masonry in the Sir Watkin Lodge , No . 1477 , North Wales , in December 1875 , remaining a subscribing member thereof until the time of his death , which took place in 1886 . No . 27 , Isabella Mildred T . Lane , would appear to stand a tolerably good chance of success , for she comes forward dn this occasion with 1138 votes to her credit , that number having been polled on her behalf in April . She is
one of four children left to the care of a widowed mother . The father died in 1888 , after a membership of llj years in the Crescent Lodge , No . 788 , Middlesex , of which Lodge he was a Past Master . No . 35 , Ethel Mary Poore , had 370 votes polled on her behalf last election . . Both her parents are living . The father was initiated in the Enfield Lodge , No . 1237 , Middlesex ; has
subscribed to his Lodge for 16 years ; risen to the office of Past Master therein , and has had the collar of Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies conferred on him . There are two children entirely and throe partially dependent on him , and although we have no particulars of his condition we are convinced the case is worthy of assistance , else it would never have been allowed on the list . We may add that the father has served the office of Steward for the Girls '
School , and has qualified as Life Governor of all three of the Institutions . No . 49 , Mary Glover Wood , has 106 votes to her credit . She is one of ten children dependent on their mother . The father was initiated in the St . Maughold Lodge , No . 1075 , Isle of Man , and passed the chair therein . He was
a subscribing member for 12 years . No . 44 , Mabel Elizabeth Warren , now makes a first application . She is the daughter of a brother made in the Ebury Lodge , No . 1348 , London , and is one of four children dependent on their mother . We again hope she and these other last application cases will be successful at the coming contest .
No . 25 , Bertha Johnston , is another case deserving special notice , she having neither parent living . She is one of three children dependent on friends , and now makes her third application for admission to the Girls' School . She brings forward 28 votes from the
two-last elections , and has a chance of competing in four others , in addition to that of next month . Still , that is no reason her claims should be overlooked , provided there is room for her in the Institution , without excluding others who are in greater
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The Approaching Election For The Girls' School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
npHE ballot paper issued for the next election of -fi- this Institution , which will take j ) laco on Saturday , the 26 th prox ., contains particulars of forty-nine candidates , and announces that there are hut nine vacancies . This is hut a poor proportion of prizes for the large number of aj ) plicants , but we must not fm-fffit that . n . t tho half-venvlv olfipiinn in Anvil Inst , nn 0 — /
•• " --- J -----, X " ~ less than thirty-seven girls were taken on to the funds of the Institution , which is now pledged fco the maintenance and education of two hundred and sixtyfour children . This , it must be admitted , is a very large number to be provided for from the free-willofferings of the Craft , especially when we bear in mind that there are two other large Charities to be
kept up , in addition to numberless minor calls to be answered , and all in the cause of Masonic Benevolence . The two hundred and sixty-four girls at present on the funds of this Charity compare most favourably with the hundred who were reaping the benefits of the Institution in December 1872 , and it is but necessary to consider the wide difference in the total then and now—a period of less than seventeen
years has elapsed—to fully appreciate the very rapid strides which have been made in connection with this Institution . Among the forty-nine candidates now appealing for the sympathies of the Craft are six , whose age will preclude them from taking part in another election if they are unsuccessful at the coming contest . We will not attempt to say these six are the most deserving cases on the list , but
with all of them it is now or never . The circumstances of each case have been inquired into , and all have been found worthy of being admitted to the benefits of the Charity . Under such conditions then it would seem imperative that all of them should be elected next month even if one or two more deserving cases have to be put aside for half a year—until the
next election—to make room for them ; otherwise they will be for ever excluded from the benefits which their friends have been led to expect , and which on all hands it is admitted they are fully entitled to receive . Unfortunately , it seldom happens that all of the last application cases at one of the elections are
successful , hut we hope this occasion will prove an exception to the rule , and that the six girls now taking their last chance of securing a home in the School will not be permanently excluded from its benefits . Of these six candidates two now apply for the third time ; No . 1 , Dorothy Darnell Anthony , who is one of five children dependent on a widowed
mother , brings forward 4 votes from the two elections in which she has taken part . Her father was initiated in the Sfc . John ' s Lodge , No . 70 , Devonshire , in 1871 , and subscribed thereto until the time i ° f his death , in 1887 . We hope this case may '
receive the support of the father ' s Province , and that the brethren thereof may receive sufficient outside support as to render the election a certainty . No . 19 , Emily Frances Griffiths , has not had much better fortune in the past , her total of
votes m hand being but 47 , but this lack of support at the last two elections must not be considered as any augury of what is in store for the child next month ; the friends may have been busy on other cases , and may now intend to help this one in ifcs proper order . There are five children dependent on the mother of this girl , the father of whom was admitted
to Masonry in the Sir Watkin Lodge , No . 1477 , North Wales , in December 1875 , remaining a subscribing member thereof until the time of his death , which took place in 1886 . No . 27 , Isabella Mildred T . Lane , would appear to stand a tolerably good chance of success , for she comes forward dn this occasion with 1138 votes to her credit , that number having been polled on her behalf in April . She is
one of four children left to the care of a widowed mother . The father died in 1888 , after a membership of llj years in the Crescent Lodge , No . 788 , Middlesex , of which Lodge he was a Past Master . No . 35 , Ethel Mary Poore , had 370 votes polled on her behalf last election . . Both her parents are living . The father was initiated in the Enfield Lodge , No . 1237 , Middlesex ; has
subscribed to his Lodge for 16 years ; risen to the office of Past Master therein , and has had the collar of Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies conferred on him . There are two children entirely and throe partially dependent on him , and although we have no particulars of his condition we are convinced the case is worthy of assistance , else it would never have been allowed on the list . We may add that the father has served the office of Steward for the Girls '
School , and has qualified as Life Governor of all three of the Institutions . No . 49 , Mary Glover Wood , has 106 votes to her credit . She is one of ten children dependent on their mother . The father was initiated in the St . Maughold Lodge , No . 1075 , Isle of Man , and passed the chair therein . He was
a subscribing member for 12 years . No . 44 , Mabel Elizabeth Warren , now makes a first application . She is the daughter of a brother made in the Ebury Lodge , No . 1348 , London , and is one of four children dependent on their mother . We again hope she and these other last application cases will be successful at the coming contest .
No . 25 , Bertha Johnston , is another case deserving special notice , she having neither parent living . She is one of three children dependent on friends , and now makes her third application for admission to the Girls' School . She brings forward 28 votes from the
two-last elections , and has a chance of competing in four others , in addition to that of next month . Still , that is no reason her claims should be overlooked , provided there is room for her in the Institution , without excluding others who are in greater