MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 170, 18 July 1907, Page 6

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETT.

The Auckland Ladies" Benevolent Soo!ety he'd their annual roeetinz at the YM.r.A. on Tuesday last. Mr N. A. Nathan presided, and there was a goo.i attendance. The annual report, wmca ■α-a* adopted, showed that the average number of rases received monthly was nearrr SO Owe more the society was ohliced to appeal to the citizens of Auckland for help, and a floral fete in aid of the funds realised £593 U/h. This sum. supplemented by the Government subsidy had held out till now. It was proposed to bo!d a monster fete iwst December. The committee b<->pe>l tli.it the day woultl come whra some rich persons would make bequest.', enabling the pncieiy to derive an income of at least £S«JO a year. Mrs Edgeenmbe. after doing good work for the society had left Am-klaud. and the late ilr< Mc-Keah und for many years sacrificed her time ami means to the society. Mr= C M Neison ipresident of the ladies iommiueo bad laboured most zealously in the interests of the society, while Mrs Pritt anil Miss K. Nelson had also done -nfd w.<-k The receipts for 'he year ended March 31 lasJ amounted to £1250 0-2 and the e.vpendrtore to £705. The fallowing officers were elected: —President, ■Mr N 4 Nathan: vice-presidents, the Eev. Canon "Nelson M.A., the Rev. Vf. E. Gillam. the Rpv. S. A. (roldstein. Mr H. B. Alnrton- committee, the lion. E. Mitcbel«on Dr P.. «'. Beale. the Rev. E. ('. Budd, and Messrs W. Brakenris. W. IT. Churton. Moftf Davis, (iporse Powlds. M.H.R.. Ralph Keesinjr. A. KlUd. M.H.R.. A. M. Myers. T Peacock 11. M. Smeeton. A. Thomson; hon. r.-easurer. Mr W. Thorne: hon. secretary. Mr F. G. Ewinsrton: hoH. auditor. MrW. H. I'hnrtren: ladies' committee. Mrs Kelson (president!. Mesdames Isidor Alexander Bedford. Moss Davis. Gillam. Kiude- X A Nathan. Nelifran. Pritt. Clifford, A Stevens and Misses Wilson and Littler, with Mrs Alexander as hon. secretary. The presideu: stated that £63 por month was the lowest sum the society conjd carry ou ■n-ith and he resrrerted to ltave to say that too few Deqnests were left to the society. which he warmly commemlod to the charitably disposed people in Auckland as one of the most d.'servins: organisations they conid .issist.' Thf- Rev. E. C. Budd said thai remittances had been made in many ease? t" families of men undergoins sentpnoef in prison. The meetir.s; concluded •with votes of thanks to the officers.