Contents.

CONTENTS .

LEADER- PAGB The Approaching School Elections ... ... ... 4 6 3 Lodge Officers ... ... •¦• ••• - 4 <> 4 Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... •¦• ••• 4 ° 5 Aldershot Masonic Hall ... ... ¦ •• - - 4 ™ Provincial Grand Chapter of Durham ... ... ¦¦• ••• 4 ° 7 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lancashire ... ... •¦• — 4 ° 7 Craft Masonry . . . . . . ¦•• ••• - - 4 » 7

MASONIC NOTESAnnual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland ... ... ••• ••• ••• 4 9 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ... ... 4 6 9 District Grand Lodge of Bengal ... ... ... ¦¦• 4 9 Aldershot Masonic Hall ... ... ... ... - 4 9 Death of Bro . J . H . Graham , M . W . Past Grand Master Quebec ... 4 6 9

Correspondence ... ••¦ — ••• 47 ° Board of Benevolence ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 47 ° Craft Masonry ... •¦• •¦• ¦¦• — 47 ° Instruction ... ¦¦• •¦• ¦•• ¦•• ¦•• ••• 47 ' Allied Masonic Degrees ... ... ¦¦• ... — •¦• 47 ' The Grand Master of California ... ... ... ... •¦• 47 ' The Teachings of the Masonic Ritual ... ... ... — 472 POETRY—Hope ... ... ... ••• ••¦ 472 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... — 474

The Approaching School Elections.

THE APPROACHING SCHOOL ELECTIONS .

The autumn School Elections will be held at Freemasons ' Tavern during the second week in October , and for once in the way the numbers of the candidates and of the vacancies to be filled are nearly on a level , the Boys' School having only one more candidate than its sister Institution , and the Girls' School

only one more vacancy . The election into the

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS will take place at the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers , to be held on Thursday , the 12 th prox ., at the hour of noon , when from an approved list of 33 candidates , of whom 18

have already stood one or more ballots , and the rest are new cases , 16 will be elected into the School . Of the candidates , 11 hail from lodges in the Metropolitan District , and 22 from the Provinces and Abroad . The following constitute the former

class , namely : No . 3 , who has been three times a candidate , and will start on her fourth venture with 21 S 5 votes in hand ; and Nos . 9 , 14 , 15 , and \ S , who made their first appearance before the electors in October last , when they polled 221 , 10 72 , 108 ,

< 'U ) d 1 S 61 votes respectively . Aos . 20 , 21 , 22 , 26 , 31 , and ^ 2 , ¦ ' ire , all of them , applicants for the first time . Of the 22 candi-¦ lidates from the Provinces and Abroad , three derive their claims 'ram lodges in Middlesex—Nos . 4 and 5 , who took part in the

list two elections , having , the former 2159 , and the latter J ° 37 votes to the good , wliile No . 33 is a new case , there are two girls from Essex , of whom No . 6 brings forward 'ram the last April and October ballots 288 3 votes , while

No . 13 scored two votes in April . There are also two new cases —Nos . 24 and 30—from West Yorkshire , but the rest are distributed in singles among the following Provinces and Districts ¦^ o . i , Valparaiso , who brings forward towards her last

remain' » g chance the 1 S 16 votes obtained at the last four elections ; ^ o . 2 , from Northumberland and Durham , who is in the same predicament as No . 1 , in so far as this will be her last chance

° ' gaining a place , but who is more favourably circumstanced with 4051 votes to her credit . No . 7 , from Warwickshire , scored eight votes in April ; and No . 8 , from West Lancashire , ' § 5 votes ; while No . io , who hails from the District of Hong

The Approaching School Elections.

Kong and South China and the Province of South Wales ( E . D . ) , starts with 218 votes . No . n , from Norfolk , polled five votes in April ; No . 12 ( Staffordshire and Leicestershire and Rutland ) , 546 votes ; No . 16 ( Oxfordshire ) , 1432 votes ; and No . 17

( Lincolnshire ) , 23 votes ; Nos . 19 ( Cumberland and Westmorland ) ; 23 ( Cheshire and Lincolnshire ); 25 ( Cornwall ); 27 ( Cheshire ); 28 ( Sussex and Staffordshire ); and 29 ( Durham );

are candidates for the first time , and , in the event of their not being successful , will have at least one more chance allowed them . The election into the

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS will take place at the Quarterly Court of Governors and Subscribers which will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , on Friday , the 13 th October , the number of approved candidates being 34

and the number of vacancies to be filled 15 . London contributes 10 candidates and has part interest with Dorsetshire and West Lancashire in another , while the remaining 23 hail from the Provinces and Abroad . The London contingent comprises No .

3 , who has been before ( he electors at three successive Courts and will start with 1491 votes to his credit ; No . 6 , who has made two attempts , as the result of which he has in hand 1919 votes ; and Nos . 7 and 12 , who were candidates in April , and

polled 2143 and 2044 votes respectively . Nos . 17 , 22 , 24 , 26 , 30 , and 31 are candidates for the first time , and of these No . 26 must win a place or his name will be removed from the list . No . 16 , with claims on London , Dorsetshire , and West Lancashire

is also a new candidate . Of the 23 Provincial and Foreign Applicants , Essex is responsible for Nos . 15 , 21 , and 28 , who are all new to the experience of the ballot ; West Yorkshire for Nos . 14 and 34 , of whom the latter will have his name removed

in the unlikely event of his failing next month ; and Suffolk for 29 and 32 , the latter having this one and only chance of winning a place ; while there are two boys from Buckinghamshire , namely , No . 1 , who starts for his sixth attempt with

1447 votes in hand , and No . 20 , who is about making his first attempt . The other applicants are No . 2 ( West Lancashire ) , with 84 from five previous elections ; No . 4 ( Auckland , N . Z . ) , and No . 5 from South Wales ( E . Div . ) , who

bring forward 55 and 1990 votes respectively from the last April and October ballots ; No . 8 ( Middlesex ) , who , as this is his last chance , Ins the good fortune to start with 2072 votes to his credit ; No . 9 ( Antigua ) , who polled 1152 votes in April ; No . 10

( Hants and the Isle of Wight and the Punjab ) with 400 votes in hand , and No . \ i ( Devonshire ) with 1076 votes . No . iS ( Hants and the Isle of Wight ) , No . 19 ( Cheshire ) , No . 23 ( Durham ) , No . 25 ( Monmouthshire ) , No 27 ( Gloucestershire ) , and No . 33

( North Wales ) arc all applicants for the first time , and if they fail next month may still hope to win admission into the School . It now only remains for us to make our usual appeal in behalf of those children who are what are commonl y spoken of

as " last cases . " Fortunately , these are but six in number , namely , Nos . 1 and 2 on the Girls' list , and Nos . 8 , 26 , 32 , and 34 on the Boys' lists , and of these both Girls and No . S of the Boys start with a goodly number of votes to their credit . In

respect of these six children we earnestl y appeal to all Governors and Subscribers who have not alread y promised , their support and influence to do all in their power to ensure

their election . Others can wait a further six or twelve months and still be elected , but these half-dozen must win vacancies next month or be for ever disappointed .