INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 95, 23 April 1926, Page 9

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.

AUCKLAND DISTRICT, XO. 2.

The annual meeting of the Auckland District Lodge, No. 2, 1.0.0.P.. X.Z., was held on Wednesday at the 1.0.0. F. Hall, > Pitt Street. Auckland. Bro. A. I. Guy, I P.DXj.M., presided over a large attendance, the lodges ot" the district being represented by strong delegations. Bro. H. G. Adams, P.D.D.G.M., district secretary, presented a statement of accounts and balance-sheet for the year ended March 31. 1026. He referred to the operations of the hospital fund, which showed that the subscriptions received during the year totalled £061 10/ and claims paid for hospital maintenance of subscribers amounted to £700 11/4. The cost of administering the fund was £22 11/6. The district had received a visit during the year from Bro. C. F. S.. Glasgow, Grand Sire of the -Grand Lodge \of Australasia, and had tendered a reception to Bro. D. Roy Cooper, of this cit.v, on. his installation to the office of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Xew Zealand. -s Considerable discussion took .place regarding a suggestion to form an 1.0.0. F. sports association to' further the holding of interlodge competitions' in both outdoor and indoor sports. . A strong committee was set up to formulate a scheme and regulations to govern same.. Motions to enlarge the committee administering th. ehospital .fund were defeated. The election of .district officers resulted in the return of. the. following: District secretary,. Bro. H. ;G! Adams (re-elected) ; district treasurer, Bro. W.- D. Boss, P.G. (re-elected): degree master, Bro. J. G. Kennerley, P.G. (re-elected) ; deputy degree master; Bro. C. W* Dennis. P.G. (re-elected) * auditors, 1 Bros. P. Evans and S. "~ Taklev P.'G.'s (re-elected) : district trustees, Bros. D. R. Cooper,. P.. Armiger and It. C. Gray (re-elected) ;' local board of control (for investment of sick and funeral funds), Bros. J. B. Clay, K. C. Gray and- S. Yakle (re-elected) ; dele- ' gates to Xew Zealand conference, Bros. I Cooper, ; Hooper, Guy and Adams (re-elec-ted) : hospital fund committee, Bros. Evans, Takle; Harding. Beckell (re-elected) and t Xewbold: juvenile' lodge management comChllttee",- Bros. Suter, BickerstatTe, Johnson f and -Milner *. arid Sisters Doull and Wood (re-elected) : district management i tee Bros. Harding, Xewbold, and Kenn'erley, with the district secretaiay and D.'D.G.M- (re-elected). ._ - Good wishes "were extended- to Bros. Cooper, Hooper and Adams, who leave nfext week for Melbourne as Xew Zealand representatives to Grand Lodg» ot Australasia*