MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15459, 11 December 1915, Page 3

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

* LOYAL JUBILEE LODGE. The fortnightly meeting of tho Loyal Jubilee. Lodfre, 1.0.0.F, M.U., Prebbleton. was held on Wednesday evening. Bro. G. Walker presided over'a fair att-endar.oe. Tho sum of £1 lGs Sd was passed ah eick pay. It whs decided to hand u donation of l'l to the local Red Cress. Ihw being part of tho proceeds of tho annual social. « AV OX SIDE NURSING DIVISION. At tho weekly of tho Avonside Division of the St. John Ambulanco Brigade oh Tljurfiday, there was an attcnda.;ico of thirty-live. members. Most 01" tho evening was epent in drill practice, under '.lio instruction of Mr Kichee. It wan decided not to hold a •meeting on Thursday. December 10th, bnt to have tli© final mectin? of tho year the following Thursday, December i-'JrL WEST CHRISTCIIURCII SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The West Christchurch Dktrict School Conimi'.t"? mot, on We:l):<f-day. Present — | V.'r. Chilton (chairman). I.'ev. F. Rule, mid M< f-r.-! V>". 15. f 'uUiiude, I_T. Holland, E. Pariane. T. J. Beltl", and J. Midelleton. Tho headmaster reported that tho bad attendance of a proportion of the chaldron would oau,-e the school to have to work under a rodttc-fl Mril nest yoar. It was decided to u.-k tho Hoard to have tho Attendance Act more s-'ricily enforced. It was aßToed that the ?choo! hlionld break up on the 22nd inat., ."•'.l members of the coin mitten were invited to attend tho ceremonics on t!iat ilav. OAK OF .SYDENHAM LODGK. At the half-yearly meeting of the 17.A.0.P. Oak of Syr.eilham Lod:»e. No. 13. tho baJfor tho half-year was read and adopts!. The election of r [lice:< resulted j an follow*:- A.P., Bro C. lIoU-; V.A., Bro. JV-ari!->: recretaiy. Bro. K. Cameron: tiearurrr, Bro. J. lietts; 1.G., Bm. Campbell; M.G., Bro. Phi'pot! : A.D. Bards, Rroe. 11 u 1 - b«"rt- anel Ei'is: V.A. Bardf, Bnw. J. Wo<vi ar.:l McKev.fi: ?■! r-. y. Bro. .1, ]>]- niond; auditor. Bio. .1. N. UV-ir: Grand ]s*i?" rei>ri'i=«-'ititiv(v. liin:,. Uulbert. Came- 1 ron'and C. Hole: P.P.. I!ro. A. .1. R]levies. | A vo'e of thanks was p;ip*«l to P.P. 8.0. Coleman for iiis'tailinp the various officers. BELFAST SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Belfast School Com n: itto- met <n 'x iv la.it. Present— Meters W. Spencer u iia.irmnr. k Cleland, Lawn, Harris, Marshall. Whit*. Hal'.igfttt aid lfcv. Curnow. *| Hp master ri-■ ported avcrasn at.le-ida.nce: j Main school IIG, infants H7. the rod jiiuiilkt ; twin™ V 2.» and 05 respective!v. Tho Ot-h Standard examination for nrollciency cctifieatcn * 1 ;•),. ]>lar/» cu NovcmVicr 11th. Out of fl.jven ciiTiriid.vte.s aJI wero . Mr Balrh. who is taking cha.r<:e "f the j>h»riey 1 ead v.-ho,»i, hat-iied i:i his rcv-ifmal ion, vlii'-ii •van .-(•••< :ve.l n jth Mr Polvm hn.i beer n"C"noeml< 1 1o t!to 80-,;Td Mr ; Wliitc nod Han.- ! l"pi wrii- ao;nir'j--l a visiting ro:cni:tt<e . :h? t.moi;;.i:. | >.t .si*:rny..\'s churcp. pay •SCiIOOL. I At Stephen'.- Chureh Day School, hrt. AI- , bn.n.-i. n,i Thursday nifiil, an enter*. was held in aid of the fundi of the Kcd Crofs and the Th.» Kcv. L. Har-i presided, and there v. as a \cry larg'i at ten(ianc?. the hall taxed to :;s ntjnos". The vicar raid that there waa larpe numl*r <>i pupii# at the at pret-ent, and , he congratulated tee teachcw on the pro- ' ;. r iXB6 the pun:)?, had made. The jir;t!c,ipai or the n-' t npevetta. j "Little Snow-white and the Seven Dwarfs." j !•; which 'lie part of Little .Snow--.(rlii?« | taken l-r Dorothy Ward. Q"w:i of Poppy• | "xr.d by Kathleen Ero.i!-,. P'-dr'.n by Leonard j tie-H. ard C hie; P.aron br Ronald «Ar!es. all | pttpiii of the fchrx'l. Tlkre were uLo a , n-'m'acr of tab'walis. chnrtifc# asd ! art ion pokss. including "Son-A of Brit.v.n" and "Autumn l.'-.ivcs." The " *1 r-01:*. itr::r J met w:'.h the approval of tho audience, and much crajfe 1* due to lister E'eanor and | 'li« oih'T teacfce-rs for the eiccllcai enter- : tainmcnt. j JUVENILE RKCHABITISM. J A united meoiins of the five Cbriatchuih ' Juvenile Reehabit/j; Tontfl v:y h<;!d on \\\dnefiday ever.inj. Brother i-. Hollander, C.U. of the P r ide of Lip.wood Tcr.t, pr*;«idtd. Tto candidates were jr.it,ateJ. Broth~r t S. Iloilander, C.R. cf the Pride cf Lir.wood , Tent, presided. Two candidate* were irut- 1 iito.i. Bro. R. J. Fioskimr. ?nperirtc-ndrnt I of the Addir.rtor Ter.t. ir.ttodueed thn District Supet n'onder.t. Broiler F. A. M. [ L*-i v er, brieSy addressed the iiicet;rii.- |

Brother Leaver stated that there were 31 branches uttae.hed to tho New Zealand Central District Juvenile Section, with a membership of 700. Four of three branches—Sydenham, Hastings. Lower Hutt, and Richmond ---had been opened fiinco tlio District Conference in Ma-rch last. Great activity was boin;j ehown by some Tenta. c9pccially_ Grait--1 ity, v.-he.re -10 new mcmbera had been initiat- • exi in. three months. PrizcH were presented to Brother L. Vininpr nnd A. Kent, and Sister M. Rowlands, and framed P.C.R. certificates were presented to Sisters E. A. Bielby, G. j llielby, I. Lewis, I. Leaver, D. Baigctis, J. Rattray, and C. Kent. HEART OF OAK LODGE. Tho annual meeting cf the Heart of OaJ: Lodge, U_i\.O.D, Lyttelton, waa held in tho Druixla' Hall, on Thursday, A.D. Bro. Wales , presiding over a good attendance of meniberrs. Tlio balance-sheet and auditor's report wero adopted. Donations v.-ero made to several benevolent appeals in the Order. Tho following officer a wero installed by D.P. Bro. Coleman, assivikd by P.G.P. Bro. Furr.niis:—J.P.A., Bro. Wales: A.D.. JGro. Peebles, and V.A., Bro. Cunimings: wc>. Bro. Johnqtor.; treaa., Bro. S'naJl; 1.G.. Bro. Carter: 0.G., Bro. Donovan: A.D. Bard?, 'iSres. Thomas and Robertson; \'.A. Bards. Brw. Roder and McS»vecn.'_>y; M.S.. BnV Jolinaton. junr.; musician, Bro. Carter. A P.A. diploma was presented to Bro. Donovan for sei vices rcntl-CTetl the lodp-?. It w-sfi that member.? should participate in the procwion for tli« liiver Cxrriva! on tho lGth. Specia.l mention w«? insele of Bro. Yauchan'a fcrviora t-> the- !odf-e, atid it w«3 decided to present him ivi*lt a framed mornb"r's diploma in recotmitiou of the same. Two ncuiitiati.Mis were for membership. WALTHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Tho mnr.thiy meeting o£ tlu V.';\',tham Scho.il Committeio wn.:> held on Wednesday. Present—Mr C. V. Harvey (chairman), Mrs Wi!oon. Messrs T. Mortlocli, A. Watkin;, \V. V,"rai;„'ht. S. D. Besley, li. Watterson, and iJ. L. Forde. Tho headmaster reported as follows: — attendance, Col; highest atvendance, Co.'!: roll number 71.). With reference to the child ren'o work in connexion with the Lady Liverpool Fund, 1-101 articles hs\e been stippiied to date. The infant children have expressed their j.ess to forecro tho udual Christmas tree | thia ye.xr, ami to ?iv-e anv money available , for that nurposo to tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund. M«4sra Harvey and Mort'oek to procure an honours board. A donatio:: of iri C.-i wa3 pa.-:scd towards tho Christmas tree. If.A.C.U. SOCIETY. Bro. Curry (preeirfentj <x-run;-<l the chair at Ih<> meeting of St. | I'j.trick'* branch <>i the H.A.C.B. Society, • which ws- held in 11Pilvrtuan Hall. , Anion; t'./se wore tin- Rev. Father L-vrtr and the l'e\. Brother Caiixtu?. Tho wuji p,.u»yl at the diHuosM r.t t><c ncwi'.'i'Tmeii Catho.ic branch uf tl'o Red Cross Society, n" ;» nn.i for incetm™ purpo*AJ. Dji-s. O'lJrien a'.J Grime* were f.p- . tieir.tee! atr Jid the inectina <•. the Cu.u- ---| t-.'r'~i!r" Friendly Societies' ;u re- ' L-ard t > tb > nvstter of rin<nin? a Friend.'** - S:>ciet'e;" Q.in n at the forthcoming Carnival, i w 11h instructions to pdvc the n:atU-r every I j.osJible support. I", w. I .* <l-x:<led >1 make a donation o: i"2 2? to the Mount Ma-cdala I (-hri.stm:i« Festival Fund. On liehal; of t!ie i Society, the Rev. Father Lor.tr nreselltcnl tho Ifik-cnian pold medal, which i* rriv.-ti anrua'.iv to the M.iri.-t Broi f- ov .-.' Sthc-o', to the I.Vv. Pro. C.iiixti!.-. An 'way on "The Aims a"d f'bjecio of the Hibernian '. tho .n'ojec'. "et at reocnt eosr-pctitior. at the> Maris'. Bres.' Srbooi, written by Master Jack , Wilson. wa« read and [ironerunix-d as beiCo ' very creditab'e 10 the =chool.