LOYAL ORANGE LODGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1941, Page 5

LOYAL ORANGE LODGE.

.1 1 MESSAGE FROM AMERICA. I <!(P.,\.) WKLLIX.rroX. Sunday. -j Officers and delegates representing 71 .; primary lodges were present at the 34th j annual meeting of the Loyal Orange ,! Institution of New Zealand, which . i opened in Wellington yesterday. The i grand master. Wor. Hri. M. W. Lea man. ,; presided. A communication was received from ithu (.rand Orange Order in America exprossinjt sympathy with the member? j of the Order in the Hiitii-li Kmpire. and •stating that American members had .| determined to assist the cause of freedom by contributing to the British War 'Relief Society and by aidins'the British military, naval and air inyre authorities -|by any other means in their power. Ij The grand master reported that during •! the year he had visited many districts jiand found undiminised enthusiasm for [■(the causes for which the institution had Ij been founded. He had had the privilege ■i of opening many new lodses. He ex- [ tended the best wishe- oif tlie Grand - : Lodge to the 120 members of the institu--1 tion serving with the forces. The reports of the grand secretarv , and grand treasurer and the balance • sheet showed a satisfactory financial I position.