The Boys' School Election.

THE BOYS' SCHOOL ELECTION .

WE were enabled , in the portion of the review of the candidates who seek to be admitted at the April Election of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , which was published in our last issue , to dispose of thirty-two out of the sixty-five cases on the list , and , in accordance with the promise we then made , we now resume our task of

considering the claims of the thirty-three cases yet requiring attention at our hands . We find that No . 38 , F . F . Coleman , and No . 67 , E . A . Steed , are each members of families of seven children , left dependent on widowed

mothers . The former , Coleman , whose father was accredited to the Province Of Oxfordshire , has already stood one election , on which occasion 110 votes were polled on his behalf ; while the latter , a Suffolk case , is , a fresh application . The fathers of each of these lads seem to have been

Masons of some years' standing , and both had done something in support of the Institutions . No . 13 , C . B . Cutnmings , a lad who now appears for the fifth time , has 106 votes to his credit . His father , who is living , is described as "W . M . of the Philanthropic Lodge , No . 107 , Supt . of

Works ( Provincial we presume ) , and founder of the Joppa Lodge , No . 1114 . "He has the boy now seeking admission and five other children dependent on him ; but of his resources , or particular claims for relief we know nothing ] We again advise brethren to seek for further information

on these points before giving away their proxies , and urge , them to insist on details being supplied in future cases of this description . No . 17 , A . J . Tettenborn , is a son of a brother who was initiated in the Sincerity Lodge , No . 943 , and who afterwards joined the Metropolitan Lodge , No .

1507 . This candidate is one of six children now dependent on a widowed mother , who we trust will , ere long , be relieved of the care of this lad . Bro . Tettenborn made many friends during his lifetime , not a few of whom are now endeavouring to show their respect for their departed

brother by providing a home for one of his children . We sincerely hope they will be successful , and that too at an early date . Young Tettenborn has already contested at three elections , and has now a total of 645 votes to his credit . No . 44 , H . A . High , is another lad whose mother is left with the care of six fatherless children . The lad

under consideration has already taken part in one election , and on that occasion 324 votes were polled on his behalf . The late Brother High was a member of three London Lodges , and was , we are given to understand , highly

esteemed in each . We trust that his family may secure that assistance the case deserves . No . 53 , J . P . Seagrave , is a first application case ; he and five other children are dependent on a widowed mother , wife of a deceased mem . ber of the Zetland and Creaton Lodges , Nos . 511 and

There are six cases in which the number of children dependent is five , and of these , three are new cases . No . 21 , R . W . Delafoil ' s , who has a sister in the Girls' School , has

already stood two elections , and now comes forward with a total of 363 votes in hand . No . 25 , H . M . Hare , after a similar experience as regards past elections , lias 940 votes to his credit ; while No . 42 , R . A . L . Mitchell , who has

only contested one previous election , has bnt two votes in hand . The three first application cases , where there are families of five dependent are No . 52 , H . J . McLeod Lilly white ; No . 61 , F . T . Davis ; and No . 65 , A . E . Crntchett . The father of the first-named ( Lillywhite ) is yet

alive , bnt paralysed . From the record of his past services , both to Freemasonry in general , and the Charities of the Order , he is unquestionably worthy of assistance , and we

trust he will receive the hearty support of the Craft in this the hour of his affliction . Young Davis is accredited to South Wales ( Eastern Division ) , and Crutchett to Devonshire .

No . 9 , J . B . Windross , is the first on the list of the remaining candidates who form one of four dependent children . His father was a member of Lodge No . 119 ( Cumberland and Westmoreland ) , and ' died in 1880 . This lad has already taken part in four elections , and has 256 votes

to his credit . No . 18 , F . W . Bell , a third application , from the Province of South Wales East , comes forward with three votes in band , bnt as we have pointed out on many previous occasions , past experiences are no sure guide of what is in store for a candidate , especially in Provinces

such as this , where combination of voting power is arranged to perfection . No . 29 , L . C . Hooper , is also a third application case , 745 being the total of votes alread y scored the father was a member of the Ebury and Salisbury-Lodges , Nos . 1348 and 435 . No . 37 , J . E . Waltershas a

, sister in the Girls' School ; he was a candidate in October last , and on that occasion 134 votes were polled on his behalf . No . 40 , W . J . Hodge , also a second application case , has 49 votes in hand , and is accredited to the Province of Somerset , in which district his father held Provincial

rank . No . 51 , S . H . Bevis ; No . 58 , H . P . Richardson ; and No . 64 , R . H . Whiting , all " first applications " conclude the " family of four " list . The first of these three is a Dorset case , Richardson a West Yorkshire one , and the last is a Kentish lad .

There are nine cases remaining in which there are three children dependent , in two of these both father and mother are still alive . No . 19 , F . C . A . Douglas , from Hong Kong , has already made two attempts , but at present has only three votes to his credit . No . 20 , H . Gale ,

London , who has also stood two elections , starts on the present occasion with 220 votes in hand , while No . 23 , A . F . Williams , also a London case , has polled 597 votes in the same time . No . 24 , A . Pratt , is one of the candidates whose father and mother are both living . Bro . Pratt ' s

record of services to the Institutions in the past stands better than any we remember to have seen , and it seems hard , now that he is in need , that he has only been able to secure 527 votes for his son after two elections . If the benefits of the Institutions are to be given to those who

have helped the Charities during their years of prosperity , Bro . Pratt ' s son should have been in a much better position than he at present occupies . No . 26 , F . W . Hennah , hails from Kent , ancl has 809 votes in hand from the two

elections of last year , while No . 28 , John How , a London case , secured but 140 votes in the same period . No . 46 , F . W . Longman ; No . 47 , H . W . Booker ; and No . 50 , F . J . Rose , each first applications , are the remaining cases in which there are still three children left . The father of

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