FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 103, 30 April 1920, Page 6

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' CONFERENCE.

The annnnl meeting of the Aueklanf wM"h wfli held on Mprrii 2S wa« wplt nlt-enrted hv rlMosates 'nun the Aiicklnnd Friendly The followins wore enpuln" yenr—Procl.lnnt W. Derm: ricenresirionf. W M-MIH-i": ho"nr-.-r sei-re-tnrr. .Trihn McLenrt: auditors. T. Ftlonc nnrt C. C. .TnTut. It wn« resolved ro hrin" n"i*i»f ties to TtlemlieT*s of Friendly 5»n rt iA» ties livintr in remote narts of the nre snliie"ted ■throuirh the Nntionnl Frn-t. dent Fund Bnnrd refnsine to pay ti, e msrornity pllownnce unless a duly ounl'n»d me<licnl practitioner, or rertstered mid-wife or nurse is in attendance at the birth of a child. The conference also resolved to nrire th# ' Government to increase the remuneration granted to the secretary of Friendly Societr branches for furni<hinc the returne reoulred by the Friendly Societies' Department. On the occnßion of the death ot th» Hirht Hon. R. J. Seddon. -who wj! n Sociotr member, the Friendly Societies el Aucklnnd held n memorial service In the Choral Hall, and the collection which wns made has been accumulating at Interest in the Auckland Snvincs Bank. With the fund thus crenterl the Friendly Societies* Conference bus niircljnseil n.n t>ll tuiintlnp the late Mr. Seddon for presentation to the Soddon Memorial Technical Colleee. -It wag resolved to hand over the balance of the fund (£l2i tn Mr. George George. Director of the Technical Collece. with a suggestion that, at his discretion, it be devoted towards providing prizes for an essay on the life of the late R. J. Seddon.