LODGE MEETINGS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 51, 2 March 1911, Page 8

LODGE MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the Wellington. District Lodge, No. 5, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Rechabito Hall, Manners-street, on Tuesday night, Bro. G. Price, D.Co., presiding. There was a large attendance of members and delegates. Four candidates were admitted to membership. The reports of the officers were received and adopted. Greut interest was taken in th<s election of officers, which resulted as follow^ :— D.C.T., Bro. G. Price; D.Co., Bro. W. H. Atkinson ; D.V.T., Sfeter Merdman; D.S.J.W., Bro. Stewart: D.E.S., Bro. W. J. Jordan (re-elected): D.Sec, Bro. JR. Road (re-alected) ; D.Treas., Bro. G. Petherick (re-elected) ; D.M., Bro. Hampton: D.C., Sister Atkinson; D.M.D., Bro. Morris (re-elected); D.G., Bro. Goodger; D.S., Bro. Bfattle. The following resolution was carried unanimously: — "That this District Lodgo place on record its appreciation of tho press for services rendered to our Order." A cordial vote of thanks was given to th& reporting officers, and to the scrutineer)*. The lodge then adjourned till next Tues day, when the officers will be installed,, and a united meeting of all lodges will be? held to discuss Grand Lodge business iv connection with the biennial session to bo held in Dunedin at Easter. Tho Pioneer Lodge, No. 11, 1.0. G.T., held its weekly .meeting in the Rechabita Chambera, Manners-street. Bro. H. J. Millari, C.T., presided over a large attendance. Bro. Wiltshire, Grand Electoral Superintendent of Ncv\ South Wales Grand Lodge, and Sis. Philpotts, Camberwell, London, were officially roeeivtd. They addressed the meeting, arid conveyed the greetings of their respective lodges, which ■were reciprocated. A large representation from Hope of Petono Lodge w as officially received and officered the lodge, and a very pleasant evening was spent. _ The following contributed to th 6 evening's enjoyment: — Sisters Job, Mellis,' and Pepper, Bros. Townsend, R. Kyle, G. Price, R. Reki, and G. Pettierick, Grand Secretary. A hearty vote of thanks to visitors was carried by acclamation. Bro. R. Kyle, oil behalf of visitors, suitably replied. Next meeting i will be taken ap ' with remits for Grand Lodge.

When in Vancouver recently Mr. Andrew Gray, of Wellington, saw New Zealand butter from "Cambridge, Waikato, selling at 40 cents.. Is 8d per lb. •An inferior local butter was selling at 45 cents per lb. Mr. Gray found that there was a very keen interest taken in New Zealand meat and butter by merchants in Vancouver and other parts of British Columbia. He spent four months in the States and in Western Canada. From Mr. Middleton,.a director of tho Vancouver Cold Storage Company, he learned that New Zealand butter was confused in the British Columbian mind with Australian. As a good deal of inferior Australian had found its way to Vancouver it had prejudiced the sale of the New Zealand article, the quality of which was unexceptionable. Messrs. W. H. Morrah and Co. will hold a clearing sale of all goods in their * «jHitjp v roQm afternoon..