MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17227, 18 August 1921, Page 4

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

LOYAL BENEVOLENT LODGE. The meeting of tho Loyal Benevolent Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U.,hsld on Monday evening at St. Matthew's Schoolroom, St, Albans, was well attended. N.G. Bro. Osborne presided. The representatives at tn« official visits to the City of Christchurch and Volunteer Lodges furnished reports. Notification was given of a lantern lecture on tho Summit road by P.G. Bro. "\V. A. Taylor. CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION.

On Monday evening last, in the Classics Lecture Boom, Canterbury College, Mr W. D. Andrew*, College .Librarian, gave an address on "The Stor* of the Odyssey" before a- good Attorn*-" • oi members of the 'Ohrietohurch Centre' of che Classical. Association. The .speaker gave an interesting account of the great Greek epip, and also traced its influenae on subsequent literature, particularly on Dante's poems.

COURT STAR OI? CANTERBURY. At the fortnightly meeting of Court Star of Canterbury, No. 2809. A.0.F., /C.R. Bro. C. W. Pepperjll presided. Reports were received from the sick visitors, and accounts for each pay for the for&neht amounting to £l6 were passed for payment An invitation from tHo Court Star of Belfitt* to a friendly card" match on August 37th, at Belfast, was received and accepted. It was also decided to hold a smc&o concert and progressive euchre party in coanexion with theXcrart on September Brd, in the Foresters' Hall. Two candidates we're proposed;, and two initiated.

DEBATING SOCIETY. ~ : \ At the .fortnightly meeting of the Cambridge terrace Literary and Debating Society, Mr H. Holland, who presided over, a-good attendance, mad°.reference to the.lrish question,' and appealed, to all present to. remain truiß and loyal citizens of. the Empire._ He also stressed), -the necessity of trade within the Empire. A debate entitled* "Do we warn more' from reading than from observation. i was conducted, the Rev. J. Harrio.andMr J. H. Hooper speaking in the' affirmative, against Meßsrs 0. H. Baseand and F. Hul•ton. Both cases were ably, put and oauiwd ah'intareatingjdiscussion in which Mrs L. M. Laine, BevTw.Ready, Messrs G. T. dapper, C. MaherJ and R: Laine' took part. The twraal vote following the chairman'si remarks, awarded the honours of debate to Messrs O. H. Baeoand and' F. Huteton.

WOOLSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE. J At tie monthly meeting of the Woolston' 'School Committee, there wore present Messrs D. House (chairman), J. C. Gilbert end Jones, Mesdaines Hill, Robinson, and Gilbert (secretary). A motion of condolence was passed with the relatives of the late Mr and Mrs G. 8. WhitO; members standing. < Mr White had been b member of the committee for twelve years. The chuinnon reported that 1 tho Honours Board had been completed and placed in position A deputation from the teaching staff waited on tho committee to discuss the best means of raising fund* for :schcol ground improvements. It was decided tonold a queen in conjunction with a sale of work and jumble silo" not htor ! than the first week ji Novembor. OF ENGINEERS.

A general Imeeting of fhe No. 1 Christ*, ohnrob branoh of the on Tuesday night, Mr P. Grieve presiding. It was decided to vote £2 2s to the Board of Governors of'tho Technioal and Mr Henry Gunns (chairman of the district) waft appointed to the committee, which is to elect the three representatives on the Board of •Governors to represent the grouped trade* unions who contribute to the funds of the. College. The. secretary was instructed to forward a letter of oondolenoe to Mr Thos. Macki* (Dominion secretary of the- A.S.E.) In cc-nueidon, with tho recent bereavement In his family. • Tho sum. of £2 2s was voted to the Petone Gas Workers' Union, a » d *"• sum of £5 was wted', to the Labc-ur Bepr*sentatiftn Committeee towards thewmmit-t-e's expenses in cormezion withj.the municipal elections.