MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15649, 22 July 1916, Page 10

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

LANTERN LECTURE. On Wednesday evening at the Rugby street schoolroom, to a large audience, the Rev. A. C. Lawry gave a most interesting lecture, entitled "With the Crowds in "The Homeland." Lantern slides illustrative of the lecture were shown by -the Eev. N. Turner. VETERANS' ASSOCIATION. The ball-yearly meeting of the VeteranV Association waa held last night, the president (Colonel F. B Creswell) presiding over a good attendance of mombcrs. Motions of sympathy with the relatives of thei late Lord Kitchener and Lieutenant K. S. Newman wore carried in silence, the m*rnbe.rs atandir,/r The treasurer presented the balfyearly statement of accounts, which showed tbT Association to bo in a good financial poaitkm. Mr Stinnsar, sick visitor reported that with one or two exceptions aU m ombate were in good health. A vote-of thanks was oassed[to Mr Stinnear for his services. Tho Eman reported that Mr Maslin who.was kilted by a team recently, had been buried at Se Association's expense, he being an old Maori War veteran. ST. ALBANS RECHABITB TENT. At the meeting of the St. Albans Rechabito Tent, hold on Wednesday, one membo was received by clearance and one. prouced Th» district secretary advised that a referendum" would be taken on the V™*™* of postponing the district meeting till February 1918. A vote of sympathy was passed to Bros. J. W. and C. C. Willis on the death of their father. Bro. W. L. Eeselboum, a Past Chief Ruler, who was down on final leave, was given a farewell greetin" Tho Chief RuleT, Bro. Watson, proposed tho health of the guest, and the secretary presented him with a fountain pen on behalf of the brethren. BroT Esselbourn reciprocated the good feeling shown by the members, and referred to the distinct advantage an abstainer possessed in meeting tho difficulties incidental to camp life. Y.W.C.A. On Thursday evening, at the Young Women'e Christian Association, Miss Tabart gave a talk to the members, on "Industries for Women Now and After tho War." She spoke of the changed conditions of tho industrial world arising out of tho war, which had claimed so many of our best men, and from which so many more would return physically unfiWo take up their old occupations. Sho quoted statistics giving the thousands of pounds sent out of New Zealand each year to foreign, countries for goods which might well be manufactured here, and emphasised the importance of our women seizing present opportunities of learning the arts and crofts. Sho a!so mentioned a fact rrnknovrn to moot of the girls, that in tho North Island there was a 90-mi'.M beach of the best glass-making sand in the world, and 6aid there was no .reason why glass-making should not be added to our own homo industries. Clothing, brush and toy manufactures were also touched upon, and altogether a most instructive and enjoyable evening was spent.