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families , it cannot be that large numbers of children are to be considered as rendering applicants eligible . No . 21 , Brginald Beaumont , now comes forward for the third time ,
with a total of 218 votes to his credit , exactly double the number that he brought forward in April last , so that it would appear that the power of his friends is 109 votes per election—a very poor prospect of resulting in ultimate success .
No . 51 , John A . M . Bailey , is a first application case . Wo believe he is a brother of the candidate of the same name who took part in the last election , and who has , we presume , since been withdrawn . The latter secured 76 votes in April .
No . 39 , Benjamin Meeds Hildred , is one of eight children dependent on a widowed mother . He has a sister in the Girls' School , and has had 81 votes polled on his behalf at the one election he has already taken part in . Nos . 5 , 23 , 32 , 35 , 48 and 64 are cases in which there
are seven children dependent . All the lads have lost their father , so that as regards family qualifications all appear to be equal . No . 5 , Frederick F . Skelton , has 1394 votes in hand , from five previous elections in which he has taken part . He has a sister in the Girls' School , who , of course ,
is not reckoned as one of the seven dependent children . No . 23 , Frederick F . Coleman , who has stood two previous elections , has 450 votes to his credit .. His father was a member of the Province of Oxfordshire , in which district be had held Provincial rank . No . 32 , James P . Seagrave ,
brings forward 161 votes from April last . He is accredited to London , his father having subscribed both to Nos . 511 and 1791 . No . 35 , Ernest A . Steed , of the Province of Suffolk , secured 1794 votes last election , a result which
reflects the greatest credit on his friends , and augurs well for his ultimate success . No . 48 , Arthur Blunt , and No . 64 , Stanley W . Gibson , are both first applications ; the former from London , the latter from Northumberland .
There are three applicants who are members of families of six dependent children , Nos 7 , 47 and 53 . No . 7 , Charles B . Cummings , has his father yet living ; he now comes forward for the sixth time , with a total of 106 votes to his credit . Again we ask for a reason for this apparent
departure from ordinary qualification ? No . 47 , Henry M . Jarvis , and No . 53 , Arthur Warner , both first application cases , are each , with the other five members of their respective families , dependent on widowed mothers . Jarvis is accredited to Wiltshire , and Warner to London .
Twelve of the remaining candidates are members of families in each of which there are five children dependent . No . 3 , Charles E . Stewart , has 2 , 542 votes to his credit , as the result of five previous elections . No . 12 , Richard W . Delafons , now a candidate for the fourth time , brings
forward 593 votes . His mother is fortunate in having had a daughter elected to the Girls' School , and , judging from appearances , she stands a good chance of seeing one of her sons eventually elected to the Boys . ' No . 16 , Harold M . Hare , brings forward 1 , 543 votes , from three previous
attempts , a total which gives promise of his early election to the benefits of the Institution . No . 24 , Reginald A . L . Mitchell , has but eight votes to his credit from the last two contests . He is accredited to the Province of Devonshire , in which district his father had occupied the position of
W . M . No . 31 , Herbert J . McL . Lillywhite , has both parents living , but his father is paralysed . In his days of health the latter warmly supported the three Institutions , and occupied a prominent position in the Craft . We hope , now that adversity has unfortunately overtaken him , that
he may receive support from those of his brethren who are enabled to afford it . His son polled 62 votes in April last . No . 37 , Frederick T . Davis , from the Eastern Division of South Wales , brings forward two votes from April last ; while No . 41 , Alfred E . Crutchett , after a similar
experience , has not yet recorded a vote . The case is accredited to Devonshire . No . 46 , William B . Lyon ; 57 , James C . Besley ; No . 60 , Thomas W . White ; No . 62 , Ernest H .
Anderson , and No . 63 , Harry P . 0 . Gloster ; the remaining candidates in this section , are all first applications , presenting nothing specially worthy of notice beyond the fact that Besley ( No . 57 ) has a sister in the Girls' School .
We now come to the cases in which there are four dependent children , and these number eleven . No . 4 , John B . Windross , who has stood five previous elections , now comes forward with 519 votes to his credit . His father
was initiated in Sun , Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , and also attained the rank of S . W . in No . 289 . No . 19 , Lionel C . Hooper , is much better situated , having
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1544 votes to his credit , from three previous contests , and will , without doubt , before long gain a place among the list of successful . No . 22 , John E . Walters , third application , has a sister in the Girls' School . He brings forward a total of 480 votes , but it will require strong exertions to
secure his election before the age limit rule excludes him from further contests . No . 30 , Samuel H . Bevis , brings forward eleven votes from April last . His father was a Dorset Mason , and is credited with f of a year ' s subscriptions to Freemasonry , although as that extended
up to the time of his death , no objection should perhaps be raised against his child on that account . No . 40 , Robert H . Whiting , is better off , inasmuch as his total number of votes brought forward is 91 . His father was initiated in No . 133 , Harmony , Kent , and attained the
rank of W . M . of his Lodge . Nos . 49 , John S . B . Allan ; 50 , James A . Gore ; 54 , Lionel B . J . Manby ; 55 , Harold R . H . Gane ; 56 , Charles B . Cooper , and 61 , William F . Sharland , all of whom come under this head—four dependent children—are each first application cases .
There are also eleven cases in each of which the famil y of dependent children consists of three . No . 10 , Fras . C . A . Douglas , from the District of Hong Kong , now applies for
the fourth time , and brings forward seven votes . The remarks we have previously made in reference to such cases as this , which are put on the list and then forgotten , will be fresh in the minds of our readers . Still we cannot
allow this further illustration of un-Masonic behaviour to pass unnoticed . No . 11 , Horace Gale , also a fonrth application is better , although it is doubtful whether the advantage he possesses will be of any service to him ; it certainly will not unless some radical improvement takes
place in the amount of support accorded him . He now has 330 votes to his credit , an average of 110 for each election at which he has been on the list . No . 14 , Arthur F . Williams , brings forward 1095 votes from his three previous attempts , evidence that he has many friends on
whom to rely for assistance in this his time of need . His father was a member of No . 860 , Dalhousie , London . No . 15 , Alfred Pratt , has both parents living , has a sister in the Girls' School , and brings forward 1133 votes as his total from the three last elections . If a brother ' s
donations during his days of prosperity are to be counted for anything , then this case should have special consideration . Brother Pratt ' s work for the Charities stands far above the record of either of the other applicants' fathers . No . 17 , Frederick W . Hennah , has already polled 2040
votes , having been present at three previous elections . His father was a member of a Kentish Lodge—the Union , No . 127—a fact which will result to his child ' s advantage now that he is compelled to appeal to strangers for assistance . No . 18 , John How , has 153 votes from a
similar experience as regards number of elections is concerned . Nos . 26 , 27 , and 29 have each appeared once before . No . 26 , Frederick W . Longman , who has both parents living , brings forward 28 votes . No . 27 , Herbert
W . Booker , who has lost his father , has 164 votes , while No . 29 , who is also fatherless , has but one vote to his credit . No . 43 , William T . Gishford , and No . 59 , William G . Canty , are both first applications .
No . 20 , John Shaw , is one of two children dependent on a widowed mother . He brings forward 565 votes from two previous elections . No . 28 , James M . Green , from the Province of Somerset , polled four votes in April last ; he
also is one of two dependent children . No . 44 , Christopher W . G . Barber , No . 52 , Walter E . Cordingley , and No . 58 , Harry R . Lane , are all first application cases , and each is one of two children dependent on widowed mothers .
No . 6 , George C . Willett , is an only child dependent on a widowed mother . He has already taken part in five elections , and has polled 2 , 576 votes , so that we may
consider his admission to the Institution next month as being assured . No . 36 , Emile E . P . Carre , a second application , is also an only child left to a mother ' s care . He hails from Jersey , and has 917 votes to his credit .
Having thus brought our review to a conclusion , we pause to look back upon the several candidates . We do not know that there is anything special to refer to if we may except the small number of children now appealing for aid whose parents figure as having supported one or other of the Institutions . Not one in four of the fathers
whose boys now appeal for aid can boast of ever having done anything for the Charities of the Order . We certainly think that some advantage should accrue to those who , in the hour of prosperity , supported the
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families , it cannot be that large numbers of children are to be considered as rendering applicants eligible . No . 21 , Brginald Beaumont , now comes forward for the third time ,
with a total of 218 votes to his credit , exactly double the number that he brought forward in April last , so that it would appear that the power of his friends is 109 votes per election—a very poor prospect of resulting in ultimate success .
No . 51 , John A . M . Bailey , is a first application case . Wo believe he is a brother of the candidate of the same name who took part in the last election , and who has , we presume , since been withdrawn . The latter secured 76 votes in April .
No . 39 , Benjamin Meeds Hildred , is one of eight children dependent on a widowed mother . He has a sister in the Girls' School , and has had 81 votes polled on his behalf at the one election he has already taken part in . Nos . 5 , 23 , 32 , 35 , 48 and 64 are cases in which there
are seven children dependent . All the lads have lost their father , so that as regards family qualifications all appear to be equal . No . 5 , Frederick F . Skelton , has 1394 votes in hand , from five previous elections in which he has taken part . He has a sister in the Girls' School , who , of course ,
is not reckoned as one of the seven dependent children . No . 23 , Frederick F . Coleman , who has stood two previous elections , has 450 votes to his credit .. His father was a member of the Province of Oxfordshire , in which district be had held Provincial rank . No . 32 , James P . Seagrave ,
brings forward 161 votes from April last . He is accredited to London , his father having subscribed both to Nos . 511 and 1791 . No . 35 , Ernest A . Steed , of the Province of Suffolk , secured 1794 votes last election , a result which
reflects the greatest credit on his friends , and augurs well for his ultimate success . No . 48 , Arthur Blunt , and No . 64 , Stanley W . Gibson , are both first applications ; the former from London , the latter from Northumberland .
There are three applicants who are members of families of six dependent children , Nos 7 , 47 and 53 . No . 7 , Charles B . Cummings , has his father yet living ; he now comes forward for the sixth time , with a total of 106 votes to his credit . Again we ask for a reason for this apparent
departure from ordinary qualification ? No . 47 , Henry M . Jarvis , and No . 53 , Arthur Warner , both first application cases , are each , with the other five members of their respective families , dependent on widowed mothers . Jarvis is accredited to Wiltshire , and Warner to London .
Twelve of the remaining candidates are members of families in each of which there are five children dependent . No . 3 , Charles E . Stewart , has 2 , 542 votes to his credit , as the result of five previous elections . No . 12 , Richard W . Delafons , now a candidate for the fourth time , brings
forward 593 votes . His mother is fortunate in having had a daughter elected to the Girls' School , and , judging from appearances , she stands a good chance of seeing one of her sons eventually elected to the Boys . ' No . 16 , Harold M . Hare , brings forward 1 , 543 votes , from three previous
attempts , a total which gives promise of his early election to the benefits of the Institution . No . 24 , Reginald A . L . Mitchell , has but eight votes to his credit from the last two contests . He is accredited to the Province of Devonshire , in which district his father had occupied the position of
W . M . No . 31 , Herbert J . McL . Lillywhite , has both parents living , but his father is paralysed . In his days of health the latter warmly supported the three Institutions , and occupied a prominent position in the Craft . We hope , now that adversity has unfortunately overtaken him , that
he may receive support from those of his brethren who are enabled to afford it . His son polled 62 votes in April last . No . 37 , Frederick T . Davis , from the Eastern Division of South Wales , brings forward two votes from April last ; while No . 41 , Alfred E . Crutchett , after a similar
experience , has not yet recorded a vote . The case is accredited to Devonshire . No . 46 , William B . Lyon ; 57 , James C . Besley ; No . 60 , Thomas W . White ; No . 62 , Ernest H .
Anderson , and No . 63 , Harry P . 0 . Gloster ; the remaining candidates in this section , are all first applications , presenting nothing specially worthy of notice beyond the fact that Besley ( No . 57 ) has a sister in the Girls' School .
We now come to the cases in which there are four dependent children , and these number eleven . No . 4 , John B . Windross , who has stood five previous elections , now comes forward with 519 votes to his credit . His father
was initiated in Sun , Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , and also attained the rank of S . W . in No . 289 . No . 19 , Lionel C . Hooper , is much better situated , having
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1544 votes to his credit , from three previous contests , and will , without doubt , before long gain a place among the list of successful . No . 22 , John E . Walters , third application , has a sister in the Girls' School . He brings forward a total of 480 votes , but it will require strong exertions to
secure his election before the age limit rule excludes him from further contests . No . 30 , Samuel H . Bevis , brings forward eleven votes from April last . His father was a Dorset Mason , and is credited with f of a year ' s subscriptions to Freemasonry , although as that extended
up to the time of his death , no objection should perhaps be raised against his child on that account . No . 40 , Robert H . Whiting , is better off , inasmuch as his total number of votes brought forward is 91 . His father was initiated in No . 133 , Harmony , Kent , and attained the
rank of W . M . of his Lodge . Nos . 49 , John S . B . Allan ; 50 , James A . Gore ; 54 , Lionel B . J . Manby ; 55 , Harold R . H . Gane ; 56 , Charles B . Cooper , and 61 , William F . Sharland , all of whom come under this head—four dependent children—are each first application cases .
There are also eleven cases in each of which the famil y of dependent children consists of three . No . 10 , Fras . C . A . Douglas , from the District of Hong Kong , now applies for
the fourth time , and brings forward seven votes . The remarks we have previously made in reference to such cases as this , which are put on the list and then forgotten , will be fresh in the minds of our readers . Still we cannot
allow this further illustration of un-Masonic behaviour to pass unnoticed . No . 11 , Horace Gale , also a fonrth application is better , although it is doubtful whether the advantage he possesses will be of any service to him ; it certainly will not unless some radical improvement takes
place in the amount of support accorded him . He now has 330 votes to his credit , an average of 110 for each election at which he has been on the list . No . 14 , Arthur F . Williams , brings forward 1095 votes from his three previous attempts , evidence that he has many friends on
whom to rely for assistance in this his time of need . His father was a member of No . 860 , Dalhousie , London . No . 15 , Alfred Pratt , has both parents living , has a sister in the Girls' School , and brings forward 1133 votes as his total from the three last elections . If a brother ' s
donations during his days of prosperity are to be counted for anything , then this case should have special consideration . Brother Pratt ' s work for the Charities stands far above the record of either of the other applicants' fathers . No . 17 , Frederick W . Hennah , has already polled 2040
votes , having been present at three previous elections . His father was a member of a Kentish Lodge—the Union , No . 127—a fact which will result to his child ' s advantage now that he is compelled to appeal to strangers for assistance . No . 18 , John How , has 153 votes from a
similar experience as regards number of elections is concerned . Nos . 26 , 27 , and 29 have each appeared once before . No . 26 , Frederick W . Longman , who has both parents living , brings forward 28 votes . No . 27 , Herbert
W . Booker , who has lost his father , has 164 votes , while No . 29 , who is also fatherless , has but one vote to his credit . No . 43 , William T . Gishford , and No . 59 , William G . Canty , are both first applications .
No . 20 , John Shaw , is one of two children dependent on a widowed mother . He brings forward 565 votes from two previous elections . No . 28 , James M . Green , from the Province of Somerset , polled four votes in April last ; he
also is one of two dependent children . No . 44 , Christopher W . G . Barber , No . 52 , Walter E . Cordingley , and No . 58 , Harry R . Lane , are all first application cases , and each is one of two children dependent on widowed mothers .
No . 6 , George C . Willett , is an only child dependent on a widowed mother . He has already taken part in five elections , and has polled 2 , 576 votes , so that we may
consider his admission to the Institution next month as being assured . No . 36 , Emile E . P . Carre , a second application , is also an only child left to a mother ' s care . He hails from Jersey , and has 917 votes to his credit .
Having thus brought our review to a conclusion , we pause to look back upon the several candidates . We do not know that there is anything special to refer to if we may except the small number of children now appealing for aid whose parents figure as having supported one or other of the Institutions . Not one in four of the fathers
whose boys now appeal for aid can boast of ever having done anything for the Charities of the Order . We certainly think that some advantage should accrue to those who , in the hour of prosperity , supported the