OPENING OF NEW FORESTERS' COURT AT ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7265, 26 January 1889, Page 6

OPENING OF N EW FORESTERS' COURT AT ASHBURTON.

On "Wednesday evening lost & ma Iv pleasant ceremony was performed at ML - E burton, when the officers of 'the IP* Canterbury District, A.OF° open rfi Iff Court, thus adding yet another%*w!fa ll* this uoble institution. For some tLS 111 past a feeling has been expressedVS SP-* district that the Order ZS. W\ sented at Ashburton; and Bros. CrailX HP' 4 and Ranger having been membersH2 IP Courts, and found the advantage of ffi Ife' ecmnected, were prompt in givinsTl? MM* formation to intending cW&t& I iff, as to the prospect of exteo&s ttl?" Forestry; and the, ultimate dS2 iIfV being arrived at to apply to the BuS tllfe 4 to open a Court at the earliest Sk IW' date. No time was lost, in maklnTS life. necessary arrangements to carry out |S! Ri& conduct the opening ceremonies, ahd b» lifethe time everything was ready a long® plf of names of intending candidates wwgS Iff.*« in as having been passed by Dr. TwS if- ' of Ashburton, as suitable persons taS P&" come members. The District ols» £Hα having arrived from It? meb at the station by a deputation of S IF* promoters who kindly arranged'fwifS ' jS comfortable accommodatfon at theSdS }- . set Hotel. In the evening all 'oroeeS • to the Orange Hall, the WS%3 t f the officers at one« taking their res&ttl I* offices. Bro. F. E. Bowen, the SI • g f Chief Ramier, assumed the regalia S \i" taining to hie office and appointed JS ' Vt Broe.Cro6ks Treasurer,'W. D. Marfalfe 't ' trict Sub-Chief Ranger, and Thos!SsS ,{■' Permanent Secretary were presentTsS ; Crawford, Ranger, and Brookinj? tajfi It on active part in the ceremony. Th 9 if I f read the dispensation granted fram fha ! ;^*, HWh Court. S having been read byThe D.S,IUiedSK I & opened the s Court, t reading the leetcS I &c. in an impressive manner, and«ft» -f wards the candidates were initialed «S ► , f »-, E the business gone on-'with. the Court •• Ashburton." fei 'w, John Baoger was unanimously elected fe f ; r first C.B. of the Courfc, *aad Bm» I r s -sames Baker, Alex jg I |f " Kelly, Treasurer: David Amos, Sμ? I >C . tary; William Bryant, Senior W# If ward; Francis Tasker, Junior Wood«»l* f W. H. Paget. Senior feeadle> ThTS Toppin, Junior Beadle. Dr. Twefflf to |M& appointed Medical Officer. The awisl- fc raent of trustees was. deferred M ) K next meeting on Wednesday, tb» I - proximo. After the course t}f iastroellEi f * " had beengiveri to k L D.C.8., Bro. Ranger rose sad addresKS I * ,' the brethren, .sfcatine. the pleasare iS f * gave him of seeing the; desires of Bta Crawford and himself carried out ia ssl I } an efficient; manner by the dfeS&j I } officer* and all concerned, and eead&iM, ? * by moving a hearty vote of thanks toU.4 f :-' District Officers for the (nanner ia I ?. " they had conducted the Dropeediaga. T«a I f Officers thanked the brethren for tk? p* i appreciation of the work doae, StTaa /. candidates having been propositi)® !od h officers being installed closed tfes roes«s# s I :*., The usual toasts were afterwards gits* I Stand responded to, some- ■capital eosp %A 11 > recitations being interspersed, • ft-