Contents.

CONTENTS .

The Approaching School Elections ... ... ... ¦••i- ! 9 Freemasonry in Canada ... ... ¦••••¦ — ' 5 ° Freemasonry in Ireland ... „ . ... •¦•- - ' 50 Consecration of the Loggia Italia , No . 26 S 7 ... ... ... ... 150 P ? esentation to Bro . A F . Godson , M . P ., P . G . M . Worcestershire 151

Centenary Festival of the Lodge of Uniten Strength , No . 22 S . „; ... 152 Board of Benevolence ... ... _ ... ... __... ... 153 The Recent Festival cf the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ... ... 153 Craft Masonry ••¦ •••— ••••••¦¦•' 53 MASONIC Noras-Recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand ... ... ... 155 Statement of Account Royal Masonic Institution for Girls ... ... 155 . Statement of Account Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... .... 155

The Excursion to Egvpt and Jerusalem ... ... ... ... 15 s Presentation to Bro . A . F . Godson , M . P .... ... ... ... 155 New Masonic Work by Bro . H . Sadler ... ... ... ... 155 Correspondence ... •¦••••— •••— 156 Reviews ... . ¦••— •••— •¦•¦¦•' 5 ° English Freemasons in the Holy Land ... ... ... ... 156

Craft Masonry ••••••¦¦•••••••¦¦•'SS Royal Arch ... ... ... - - ... •¦•' 59 Red Cross of Rome and Constantine ... ... ... ... 1 C 0 Lodges and Chapter of Instruction ... ... ... ... 160 The Craft Abroad ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 161

The Approaching School Elections.

THE APPROACHING SCHOOL ELECTIONS .

The voting papers for the Spring Election of candidates into tlie Royal Masonic Institutions for Girls and Boys respectively were issued the middle of last week , and wc accordingly lose no time in drawing attention to the distribution of the children and such other matters connected with their candidature as seem

desirable . In consequence of Easter falling as it does this year , tlie elections will t > c held somewhat later than usual , that for

THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS taking place at thc Quarterly General Court of Governors and Subscribers , which is lixed for Saturday , the 16 th April , at the hour of 12 noon . For this there are 26 candidates , of whom 10

remain from last October , and 16 have had their cases approved and their names placed on the list during thc past six months . London sends up six , and has a part interest in three others , and the Provinces and Districts Abroad are responsible for the

remaining 17 girls . The London cases are as follow : No . 4 , who was a candidate at both elections in 18 97 , and , as she has 2561 votes in hand , her friends and supporters should experience no difficulty in securing her election ; No . 7 brings forward the

1555 votes , and No . 9 the 1080 votes which were polled for them last October ; and Nos . 22 , 24 , and 25 are applicants for the lirst time . The three in which London has a part interest with one or more Provinces or Districts are No . 10 , whose father ' s

services in Masonry have been distributed over various localities both at home and abroad , ancl who starts with 808 votes , which she obtained last autumn , and which , as this will be her last time of asking , will require to be very liberally supplemented in order

to ensure her success ; ancl No . 16 ( Kent and Surrey ) and No . 20 ( Kent , Malta , London , & c ) , who are both new candidates . Of the 17 girls from the Provinces and Abroad , ESSEX is responsible for Nos . s and 19 , the former of whom has 0 ^ 1 votes in hand ,

while the latter is a new candidate . The others are distributed as follows : No . 1 , who has stood three elections , and has this single remaining chance of winning election , hails from N . and S . V . ALES ( W . D . ) , and with 2871 already to her credit , there ought to

» e no difficulty in winning a place for her . No . 2 from S-\ AI . ES ( W . D . ) , brings forward 877 from her two previous

auempts ; and No . 3 ( BENGAL ) , who stands well with 2561 votes in hand for her last remaining chance . No . 6 ( VALPARAISO ) , ias 142 votes to the good , and No . 8 ( SUFFOLK ) , 8 7 8 votes ; « the others are new cases and include No 11 ( N . and E . YORKSHIRE ) ; No , 12 ( S . WALES , E . D . ) ; No . 13-a last case-

The Approaching School Elections.

from LlORSETSHIRE AND HANTS AND ISLE OF WIGHT ; No . 14 ( KENT ); No . 15 ( NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM ); NO . 17 ( SHROPSHIRE ); NO . 18 ( DEVONSHIRE ); NO . 21 ( SURREY ) ; No . 23 ( LINCOLN AND N . AND E . YORKSHIRE . & c . ); and No . 26 .

from LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND . AS regards other particulars we note that in 17 cases the fathers were subscribing members ol a lodge or lodges for ro years ancl upwards even to 20 , 23 , ancl 26 ycars , while sundry of them had held office in

lodge and Prov . G . Lodge , ancl about one-fourth were supporters of our Institutions . Of the whole 26 candidates 22 are fatherless , two motherless , and two have both parents living , The number of vacancies to be filled is 15 . Tlie election for tho

ROVAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS will take place at the Quarterly General Court of Governors and Subscribers whicii will be held on Friday , the 15 th April , at the hour of 12 noon . In this case the number of candidates is 50 —reduced to 49 by the withdrawal of a Dorsetshire boy—and

the vacancies to be filled 27 . Of the former 24 come forward from the election in October last , the other half being new applicants whose names have been placed on the list during the interval that has since elapsed . London is

responsible for 17 and has a part interest in five others , the remaining 27 hailing from Provinces or Districts Abroad . The London contingent comprises No . 2 , who at four previous attempts obtained 623 votes , which will count towards the result on this

occasion ; No . 3 , who has 977 votes in hand from the same number of applications ; No . 7 , who brings forward 1842 votes from the two elections of last year ; No . ir , who polled 432 votes in the same ballots ; and Nos . 19 , 24 , and 25 , who were

candidates for the first time in October , and bring forward five , 4 88 , and 1268 votes respectively . Nos . 26 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 40 , 41 , 44 , 4 8 , ancl 50 are new applicants , and will try their luck for the lirst time at this meeting . The five in which London has

a part interest are all new cases , Nos . 27 , 37 , and 39 hailing from London ancl Middlesex ; No . 34 from London and Surrey ; and No . 4 6 from London and North and East Yorkshire . Of the foregoing 22 applicants , No . 31 ( London ) and No . 39

( London and Middlesex ) have this one and only chance allowed . them of winning admission into the School , as in the event of failure they will be over 11 years of age , and their ^ names will be removed from the list in consequence . Of the 27 candidates

from the Provinces and Abroad , HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT sends four , of whom Nos . 17 and 18 who competed in October last bring forward 9 and 93 votes respectively , while Nos . 35 and 43 are new cases . ESSEX furnishes three

applicants , namely , No . 1 , who has only this chance left him , but has 1547 votes in hand and his friends , if they bestir themselves , ought to carry him successfully through ; No . 16 , who must win this time or fail altogether , has 144 votes to the good ; and No .

2 t with 6 votes . DEVONSHIRE furnishes two candidates , No . 4 , who began his candidature in October , 18 96 , and has 445 votes to the good , and No . 20 , who secured 885 votes last October . Nos . 9 and 23 hail from BUCKINGHAMSHIRE , the former having

103 votes and the latter 156 9 votes , and there are 16 others , of whom No . 5 ( NORTHANTS AND HUNTS ) starts with 47 8 votes ; No . 6 ( GUERNSEY AND ALDERNEY ) , with 1316 votes ; No . 8

( O XFORDSHIRE ) , with 108 4 votes ; No . 10 ( WEST LANCASHIRE ) , with 19 votes ; No . 12 ( HEREFORDSHIRE ) , with 4 votes ; No . 13 ( STAFFORDSHIRE ) , and a last case , with 13 votes ; No , 14