INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4540, 18 February 1880, Page 2

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES.

The annual meeting of the TXw Ze&* Central Dietriot of the lO.E. w> yesterday afternoon in the Temple? following officers end repraentetsvss &■»<* preeent T-B. O. Herding, D.0.8. ;*•**»' SXD.B. , A. Levy, P.D.S.R., 3. H, ft«f D.S.J J. Okell, D.T. ReprwecteUf®:'*,' J. Bennett, F. Cole*, Rnd T. 3. Dariea, »* * Tent i J. T. Smith (proxy), Nβ. 2 J W. * E»rU, No. 4 ; W. Kent (proxy;, Nβ. 61 * B. Pwsonege, N0.6 jW, G»»t,No.»'J Maetere, No. 14 1 Eer. J. B Bwhe»« (proxy), No. 15 ; W. T. ■ Sherwood, No^ w» Mot. X War (proxy), 2Ta. 18 ; A. Ho. 19 ;D. 0. O»nie ro n and »• n D 'L 20 , R'K«rr (proxy). No. M|£ &»«g Wo. 26; Lannie ond Dick, No. 27; (proxy), No. 28; J. Sowry, Z!J Hiilop (femele bnnofa), No. 1 1 *■ (iemalo branch), N*. 2. -,™p-Sj? The District 0.8. then gave has addww, wmarking that as tho » baitacM on the p*p*r was uraiually year, he wonld confine hit » marlu ."♦!«,' Jery' brief limito. PurUw-flwttuMeejg ! iaetitntion of the dwtrict, the f* o, ' !to show an inoreaeeof mt»mbewlup, o«w ! the coßtrary. a hSßng-aa. Tb» «£s,& 'be eooonnited for by any want o- ***•%*s, the part of the Order, or of ««*• part of its oiSowe or membors. *«' was sufficiently obnoua in:. the l-™ eerere depression under whioh w> » iss had been labouring, end * w *. JhetH* twees on every public in«tttoti3D. »oci«J, religions, benevolent, or W™ i tf mercUl. ft was gwtitjwgi »

deß«s*i''g sttf* of things, to. be abl* to ZLjtt a sob* &ati»! increase rathe funds, a Sγ #cine t* r te ideate the fi.iasc a! JJdXr* th« O-dcr The peat bulk LftJje business to be «jn<rterea at *vg present me«*irg had reference to th« ""iJjgetl re arrangement of t'.ie financial b»aii JfthT O-aVr—» matter wbieh had agitated S. a ystteta bran :hes erer since the recent tfLabstian on tne subject. He hoped that fvjiimportant matter w.mid be definitely ; Ilttled apso * sound and s»tiefactory batis, feTft c&me within the experimse of all present rijit the unsettled itat* of tail question bad j .Averred m»ny oa*eider# iroui joining, and j Sftfauf onf »vorsb'y nff c ! Ed the membership j fgb&tt. As th-re was a great deal of work Cjfoie the Csan-il, an i tae time before them «c short, he fcai orJv in (•ozscltuion to urge .goon them to »pe*k »* briefly and a* much to *Vgpaint as possible, and to conduct the their di«.-ii-sio-ie in the swne spirit j»f ]ufißony as had characterised former meet- *£ committee was appointed te consider the tr»wU' D f expense* fix the levie* for the gs-tent year, after which the report of the jjgfcisfc ofiiaeri was wad. From this it jopejred that th« toful number of member* j£%»onneetioh with the di«wicfc amount to Jl7|, divided ai foiluw* •— 6SB£ financial, and seventy-nine honorary. Four deaths had oecarred during the year. The balance to the credit ef the autrici. **» £LIS7 18*, showing . tlifht increise on last y«ar's total. The tojaJfcnd* held by tenU amounted to £3115 •$$ lid to th" credit of the *i k and funeral frad, and £284 5§ Id to the contingent fund, flic total a "ouiit disburaed ineick pay during the year was £160 6i 4i The. report ni BMBisxrasly sdop*d. The correep >ndenee wae then read by th* dutriefc secretary, after which a large amount el foTßttl btuii>e*B win transacted, and the jjjeeticg ti ! ' 9;» in. to-day.