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part in three elections ; his father was a member of Lodge No . 147 , London , and is one of the few of those whose children now seek election against whom something in the way of support to the Charities in the past can be recorded .

No . 53 , W . B . Townsend , now appears for tbe first time— - he likewise has a sister in the Girls' School , and he also is a member of a family of seven dependent children . His father was S . W . of the Prince of Wales lodge , No . 959 ,

London . No . 56 , F . F . Coleman , first application , is one of a family of seven dependent on a widowed mother . His father was a member of the Province of Oxfordshire ( Cherwell Lodge , No . 599 ) , the brethren of which , it will thus be seen , have more than one important case on hand . There are five instances in which

families of six are still dependent on widowed mothers No . 5 , G . W . K . Hill , who comes forward for the sixth time , has 1426 votes to his credit , with a good chance of receiving enongh more to secure a place in the Sohool , that is if the Lodge of which the father was a

member—the New Concord , No . 813 , —takes tbe election in hand . No . 27 , J . H . Harden , a Warwickshire lad , has 22 votes forward from two previous attempts ; we may safely leave his case in the hands of his father ' s Province . No . 29 , A . J . Tettenborn , has also stood two elections , his

total now being 205 . This is accredited as a Norfolk case , but we think it will be better known as a London one , the father having joined the Metropolitan Lodge , No . 1507 . The lad has many friends , who will doubtless use every effort to secure bis early return . We confidently anticipate he will be successful sooner or later . The next case in this

section is No . 48 , T . Woodward , who comes forward , for the second time , with 132 votes polled on his behalf . His father was once W . M . of the Inhabitants Lodge at Gibraltar , and assisted as a founder of the Meridian Lodge , No . 743 . No . 62 , H . A . High , the last on the present list ,

appears now for the first time . His father was connected with three Lodges , and has a good amount of work for the Charities accredited to him . Let us hope , now that they are in need of it , bis family may receive assistance from the Institutions their father supported in his lifetime . No .

8 , T . W . Crabb , one of a family of five fatherless cbildren , has 1721 votes to his credit , from four previous elections ; his case is accredited to Staffordshire , the father having held the rank of S . W . in the St . John's Lodge , No . 1039 , there . No . 13 , C . E . Stewart , a London candidate , brings

forward 1112 votes from three previous elections in which he has taken part , his father was a member of No . 45—The Strong Man Lodge- -London . If the brethren work in the matter we think his family will have reason to be thankful he joined this Lodge . There are many energetic Masons

belonging to it , who will , doubtless , take care that the son of one of their old members is not overlooked . No . 23 , E . H . Simpson , has a brother in Christ's Hospital , but there are still five children of the family dependent on the widowed mother . This is a Hampshire case , and the

candidate has already stood two elections , from which he brings forward 249 votes . No . 34 , R . W . Delafons ( London ) , has a sister in the Girls' School ; he has received 183 votes at the one election he has already taken part in . No . 40 , H . M . Hare , has also a sister in the Girls' School ,

while 657 votes were recorded in his favour at the April election of the Boys ' . He is accredited to Hertfordshire , some of the most prominent members of which Province are energetically working to secure his election . No . 47 , F . C . V . Basharu , from Essex , made a fair start in

April last , on which occasion 213 votes were recorded on his behalf . His father was a member of Star in the East Lodge , No . 650 , for many years , and occupied various offices of trust , both in connection with his own Lodge and the Province . No . 52 , G . H . Sutcliffe , Middlesex ; No . 55

A , Chiesman , East Lancashire ; and No . 60 , R . A . L . Mitchell , Devon , are the remaining cases in which families of five dependent children remain ; each now appears for the first time , so that there is little that can be said as to their chance of ultimate success . There

are eight cases in which the candidates are respectively members of families of four dependent on their widowed mother . No . 15 , J . B . Windross , son of a late member of tbe Sun , Square and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Cumberland and Westmoreland , has already stood three elections ,

but only brings forward 42 votes . No . 26 , W . J . Pringlo , can only boast of 9 , after two attempts ; but we think that result is not so much owing to want of support as it is evidence of organisation in the Province to which the ctise is accredited , viz . —Warwick . There is little fear of the

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lad being neglected if it comes within the power of the Warwickshire brethren to help him . No . 31 , F . W . Bell , from Soutb Wales East Division , first appeared on the ballot sheet for April last , and on that occasion received three votes ; we hope his total will soon present a more

cheerful appearance . No . 45 , L . C . Hooper , is put down to London , he has 329 votes in hand from April last , and being fairly circumstanced as regards age , may ultimatel y find a place among " Our Boys . " No . 46 , H . H . Tustin , has about as good a prospect as any one on the list . He

has only tried once—in April last—and was then enabled to score 1151 votes . His father was a member of the Royal Kensington Lodge , No . 1627 , in which , at the time of his death , he occupied the position of S . W " . and W . M . elect . The support accorded to his child gives strong evidence

that the respect shown him in his lifetime , by electing him to the chair of his Lodge , is continued now that he is dead . No . 54 , J . E . Walters , first application , from tbe Joppa Lodge , No . 188 , London , has a sister in tbe Girls' Sohool ; the present is his first appearance on the list , and we venture

to predict that when his name disappears from it , it will be to appear among the " successful . " No . 57 , A . K . Bowes , son of a most energetic brother , well known in the Northern counties , comes next in order , he is accredited to the Western Division of Lancashire , a county in which his father was too well known to leave much doubt that hia

child will be warmly supported . No . 58 , W . J . Hodge , closes this section of the list , his father was a P . M . of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , No . 291 , Somersetshire , and at one time filled the office of Provincial Grand Director of CeremQEiies .

It may perhaps be considered somewhat unjust to pass over the remaining candidates without special reference to each , but really the list is such a long one that it becomes a matter of difficulty to find words of encouragement for all . Doubtless there are many among the candidates

remaining unnoticed who are as meritorious as those" we have already pointed out , but we have adopted our present plan in the hope of referring to some of the most

deserving ; taking first the last application cases , next those in which neither parent is living , and then those in which the largest families remain to be provided for , and in doing so think we have done the best we can with the small

statement of particulars at our disposal . Among those remaining are some with good scores already in hand , notably No . 14 , G . W . Taylor , a Middlesex lad , member of a family of three who have lost their father . He has 1842 votes

forward , from three previous elections . No . 7 , W . B . Stanford , brings 1468 votes forward , from four previous attempts ; he also is one of three left fatherless , and is accre . dited to Norfolk . No . 18 , C . J . Crow , of Lincolnshire , has a sister in the Girls' School . There is one other child

dependent on the mother , in addition to tbe candidate now on the list , for whom , by the bye , 1326 votes have been polled , at the last three elections . No . 12 , C . J . Sanderson , an only dependent child , from the Province of Kent , has 1198 votes to his credit , the result of three previous attempts .

No . 28 , A . H . Botting , and No . 17 , G . C . Willett , follow pretty close so far as totals are concerned , the former having 1185 votes in band and the latter 1183 ; the former has , however , only tried twice before , whilst the latter has already contested three times .

OE the cases outside the heads under which we have subdivided them on this occasion , there are four . No . 19 , 0 . B . Cummings is one of six children who have lost their mother ; the lad for whom the benefits of the School are sought has 94 votes in hand , from three elections . In cases

of this nature—where the fatber ia living—we think the general body of subscribers should demand some particulars of the case , showing why the application has been

approved . Both parents are alive in the case of No . 25 , J . P . Templeman , and there are two children now dependent on them . The candidate before ns has secured 1564 votes , at two elections . We will assume this is a fit and

proper case for the Institution ; but why is not some reason given to show that the parents are unable to undertake the education and maintenance of their two children ? The same may , in a great measure be said of No . 39 , A . Pratt , who has a sister in the Girls' School , and were it not that

we personally know something of the case , we should can for more particulars . Here , however , we can see that Bro . Pratt has been in good standing , as his record of services on behalf of the Institutions show , while the fact ot his petitions to both the Boys' and the Girls' Schools having been accepted testify he is not in that position n ° '