LODGE MEETINGS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 10

LODGE MEETINGS.

. The fortnightly summoned meeting o E the Excelsior Lodgo of Druids No. 11 wa!j held on Monday evening, in their halli Taranaki .Street,; Bro; .L. Boock, 1 ; A.D., presiding. over a largo meeting. Bro. Crombio, D.P., was in attendance, also Bro. • IVler, of. the Ponsouby .- Lodge, j Auckland,., also another. visiting ; member.! Bro. A. Lord, ; Past Arch,was presented I with P.A. collar and ,framed diploma in ; recognition. of his' passing. through".the chairs. ';. Tho. s presentation .was : accom- I pamed by. musical honours. , Bro. -lord, suitably replied.v Ono member was iniated .and several proposed* for/ member-, ship. . Bro. E. J. s King, vren- : dered ;a;fine : programme of, music during tho evening, v., .' - v. - • • '• Tho, usual . meeting.-of .-Court Eobin' Hood, Ko. 4428, A.0.F.,> was hcld : at St; Peter's Hall on Monday night, -C.R;. Bro. l'V'Hodgo presiding. A very . good muster of members and visiting brethren wore present, the D.CJK. Bro.Jessen, be-' mg amougst .the number. P.C.E. Bro. H. , Whitcom b : was presented -with a framed certificate and neck; ribbon for - his past w^ c -n S o' received .from tho ill-' Council asking- tjie court to hold a vsocial gathering* oncQ a year tho proceeds to go towards, augmenting the Jubilee; Orphanage .Fund.:- ' • - I >. At - the weekly session of tho Pioneer of Good Templars, "held in - the. Rechabite' Hall, Manners Street, on Mon-' day.evemng, : Bro.-R; Coulter,; C.T., presided oyer a good of members ?• At ??. V The'election of delegates to the . District Lodge for the - ensuing 1 considerable- excitement owing to .the keen competition. - Greetings from various lodges were - conveyed by travelling members.; ; A new Harmony Committee was elected for tho. next term.After recess the .following programme was submitted by Bro; R/Reid, who itas responsible for a "Scotch' Night" :—Song, . Mr. Cathcart'(encore); song,- Miss G. Harper; song,.Bro. Newton(encore);"song, Miss* I .Harper; song, Mr; Cathcart; -song, Sister CoUins > (encore). During the evening, 'Bro.'' Reid: gave a very - interesting account' of' Robert Burns's -life; quoting some .of the poet's .hioro popular .works. A' - ' hearty.' voW- of;thanks to Bro. Reid and visitrs was carried by :«acclamation;' - Old: gent, 7 whose hat, has been eent gyroscoping - into the: gutter: "You' young ruffian, aren't you i afraid the 1 ball wifl .-crash through,, one' of -the > windows?? Street cricketer: "Not me, guv'nor,, .'Tou see, it ain J Vmy ball/' -a .• •' "'The- highest, annual'subscription, to any club-in-London is <12 guineas. ;